Unattended barbecue leads to fire service call out on the Long Mynd - again

Firefighters were called to deal with an abandoned barbecue at one of the county’s popular beauty spots.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident at Minton on the Long Mynd, at Church Stretton, at around 2.43pm today - Sunday, July 5.

One crew from Church Stretton Fire Station was sent to the scene.

An update from the fire service said: “This incident was a barbecue which was left unattended at the side of the hill. Crews dampened down the barbecue.”