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Fire in wheelie bins spread to house in north Shropshire incident

A fire involving wheelie bins spread to a house in Wem.

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Three fire crews and an operations officer were scrambled from Prees, Wem and Whitchurch to Station Road at 8.47pm on Wednesday.

Representatives of the police and a utility company also responded to the incident.

Fire crews donned breathing apparatus and used a thermal camera, a short extension ladder, a main water jet and a hosereel jet to deal with the fire.

The fire crew sent their message to say the danger was over at 9.55pm.

West Mercia Police has been asked for more details.

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