Firefighters rush to Telford neighbourhood after open fire involving lithium iron battery

Firefighters were called to a residential area in Telford after a fire involving a lithium iron battery.

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The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 3.53pm reporting the fire in the open at Burnside in Brookside.

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

Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish the open fire that involved one lithium iron battery.

Crews remained at the scene of the incident to monitor the area.

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