Shropshire Star

Fire crews called to unattended bonfire in garden of property near Oswestry

Firefighters were called to an unattended bonfire at a property near Oswestry this afternoon.

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The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 12.01pm reporting the fire in the open at a property on West Place in Gobowen.

One fire crew was sent from Oswestry Fire Station to the scene.

The incident involved an unattended bonfire in the rear of a garden. Firefighters extinguished the blaze using a hose reel jet and made the scene safe using a thermal imaging camera. 

The incident concluded at 12.25pm.