Fire guts tractor and spreads to hedgerow bordering country road
A fire that destroyed a tractor near Whitchurch this morning went on to spread to a large section of hedgerow bordering a country road.
The tractor, which was standing on open land at Fauls Green, was completely destroyed in the blaze.
The Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received 999 calls just before 8.30am on Monday, and fire crews from Whitchurch and Hodnet attended.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire with a main jet.
An update from the fire service said the vehicle's trailer was also involved and suffered about 20 per cent damage.
"The fire spread to 40 metres of hedgerow and the road surface," a spokesperson said.
The blaze was under control within an hour.
