Two crews rush to house fire in south Shropshire
By Lisa O'Brien
Published 3rd Nov 2026, 06:44 GMT
The incident involved an overheating washing machine.
Two fire crews were called to a house blaze in Craven Arms on Monday evening.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent two crews to Old Newton at 10.17pm.
The incident involved an overheating washing machine causing a smell of burning.
Crews isolated electrics and checked using thermal image camera for hotspots.
Advice was given to the residents.
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