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Electricity cable falls on tree in Shropshire border town during day of high winds

Firefighters were sent to a border town when electricity cables fell onto a tree during a day of high winds.

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The incident happened in Underhill Lane, Llanymynech, at around 1pm today.

A Shropshire Fire and Rescue spokesman said: "At 1.06pm on Thursday, January 12, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting an electricity cable had fallen onto a tree in Llanymynech.

"Two fire appliances were mobilised from Baschurch and Oswestry. Crews dampened down tree that was affected."

The fire service were on the scene for around an hour.

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