Shropshire Star

Fire crew investigates 'smoking manhole' in town centre

Concerns over a smoking manhole resulted in a call to Shropshire firefighters.

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A team of Bridgnorth firefighters was called to investigate a smoking manhole on Northgate in the town centre at around 10am on Sunday.

A spokesperson from the fire service said they were joined by Western Power, and the incident was thought to be caused by an electrical fault.

Firefighters used a thermal imaging camera to assist the utility company.

The stop message, which indicates the scene was under control, was received at 11.42am.