Fire service responds to two chimney fires a couple of hours apart
Firefighters were called out to two chimney fires on Sunday night.
A crew from Hodnet responded to a 999 call to a fire at a house in Moreton Say, Market Drayton just after 9.30pm.
The crew used chimney rods a stirrup pump and a thermal imaging camera to check for temperatures on the open fire.
It was under control in half an hour.
Just before 7pm firefighters from Cleobury Mortimer were called out to a chimney fire in the town involving a log burner.
Chimney rods were used along with a thermal imaging camera and the fire was under control by 8.15pm.
