Busy evening for Shropshire fire service as crews deal with fires and road accidents
It was a busy evening for fire crews in Shropshire after a number of incidents in quick succession across the county.
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Incidents involving two fires and a road traffic collision were reported as having taken place in Market Drayton, Bridgnorth and Telford within less than 50 minutes of each other.
The first incident saw a crew from Hodnet called to reports of a road traffic collision on Warrant Road in Stoke Heath in Market Drayton at 7.48pm.
The crew arrived to find two vehicles, with one on its roof, but with no person trapped inside, so crews make the vehicle safe by using a small gear, leaving the scene at 8.30pm.
A spokesman for Shropshire Fire & Rescue said: "At 7.48pm on Wednesday, February 5, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting that a Road Traffic Collision had taken place in Warrant Road in Stoke Heath.
"One fire appliance was mobilised from Hodnet and found an involving two vehicles, with one vehicle on its roof.
"No persons trapped and one vehicle made safe by fire crew using small gear."
The first of the two fires was reported at 8.20pm when an open bonfire was reported at Bridgnorth Livestock Market on Wenlock Road.
The crew from Bridgnorth used a hose reel jet and drag rakes to dampen down the bonfire.
A spokesman for Shropshire Fire & Rescue said: "At 8.20PM on Wednesday, February 5, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire classified as Fire In Open at Bridgnorth Livestock Market on Wenlock Road in Bridgnorth.
"One fire appliance was mobilised from Bridgnorth and found a fire involving unattended bonfire.
"One hose reel jet and drag rakes used to damp down the bonfire."
The final incident saw two crews from Telford Central called to a house fire in Brunel Road in Dawley at 8.32pm.
They found that a rechargeable bike light which had been charging in the kitchen had caught fire, but had been put out before the crews arrived, so they used a ventilation fan to ventilate the property.
A spokesman for Shropshire Fire & Rescue said: "At 8.32pm on Wednesday, February 5, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire classified as a House Fire on Brunel Road in Dawley .
"Two fire appliances were mobilised from Telford Central.
"The Fire involved a rechargeable bike light which had been charging in the kitchen.
"The Fire was out on arrival and ventilation of property was carried out by fire crew using positive pressure ventilation fan."
