Shropshire Star

'Large amounts of smoke' warning as tractor goes up in flames

Firefighters warned of "large amounts of smoke" as they battled a tractor fire in a Shropshire village on Sunday.

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The blaze in Haven Hills Road, Brockton – near Much Wenlock and Bridgnorth – saw fire crews from Albrighton, Telford and Bridgnorth race to the scene just before noon on Sunday.

A spokesperson for SFRS said: “Fire crews from Telford, Albrighton and Bridgnorth are dealing with a tractor fire in the Brockton area. Large amounts of smoke is being produced.”

The incident was declared over at 12.43pm.

A spokesperson for SFRS said: "One tractor was 100 damaged by fire. Crews used a main jet to put the fire out. Fire crews remained on scene damping down."