Shropshire Star

Crews tackle BBQ fire in Oswestry and rubbish blaze in Ludlow

Firefighters were called to a barbecue blaze in Oswestry and a rubbish fire in Ludlow yesterday evening.

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The gas barbecue was alight in the Ascot Road area.

One appliance was sent from Oswestry station after a call was made at around 6.10pm.

The fire was out by the time crews arrived, and they used a thermal imaging camera to check for hotspots.

Later, a call was received reporting a rubbish fire in Corve Road, Ludlow at around 7.55pm.

One appliance was sent from Ludlow station and crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish a large amount of rubbish.

Crews left the scene at around 8.10pm.