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Firefighters deal with barn fire at Rushton

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Firefighters deal with barn fire at Rushton
Firefighters tackle the barn fire at Rushton. Photo: @SFRS_Scott_H

Firefighters were called to a barn fire at Rushton near the Wrekin on Sunday.

Firefighters tackle the barn fire at Rushton. Photo: @SFRS_Scott_H
Firefighters tackle the barn fire at Rushton. Photo: @SFRS_Scott_H

Crews were called to the fire at around 8.08pm which involved a large number of small hay bales.

Eight fire appliances including the Light Pumping Unit and the Water Carrier were mobilised from Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Hodnet, Much Wenlock, Shrewsbury, Telford and Wellington. Operations and Safety officers were also in attendance.

Firefighters used a hosereel jet and ground monitor to deal with the fire and took preventative action to stop it spreading.

Crews spent around five hours at the scene.

Fire on Lilleshall Hill

Firefighters from Newport were called to a fire on Lilleshall Hill on Sunday evening.

Two fire appliances including the Incident Support Unit were mobilised to the fire at around 9.30pm.

The fire involved around 50m x 70m of grass and scrub and is the second fire on the hill in around a week.

Crews spent around three hours at the scene.