Firefighters battle plant machinery blaze near Market Drayton as investigation under way
An investigation is under way after firefighters were called to plant machinery on fire near Market Drayton..
The incident took place at around 11.30pm on Sunday, where crews from Market Drayton Fire Station, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Sandyford (Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service), rushed to help.
The appliance from Market Drayton was first in attendance where the crew was confronted with a fully developed fire involving a number of plant machines.
Plant machinery was found alight including two excavators, one dumper truck and one roller, which were all severely damaged.
There were no injuries at the incident and no damage to any of the buildings.
A spokesperson for Market Drayton Fire Station said: "Two firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were immediately committed to begin tackling the fire using two high pressure hose reel jets.
"Due to there being two separate seats of fire, and the number of machines involved a 45mm handheld main jet was also got to work by crews.
"On arrival of the appliances from Newcastle-under-Lyme and Sandyford, water ferrying was established from a nearby fire hydrant, to provide additional water for extinguishing the fire and damping down.
"Once the fire had been fully extinguished it was established that a total of two excavators, one dumper truck and one roller had all been severely damaged by fire.
"We are pleased to report that there were no injuries at this incident and no damage to any buildings.
"Crews remained at the scene for approximately two hours damping down and checking for hidden hot spots.
"A joint investigation into the cause of the fire is being carried out by Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service and Staffordshire Police."
