Shropshire Star

Crews tackle late night shed fire in border town

Ellesmere fire crews battled a shed fire for over an hour on Wednesday night.

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Ellesmere fire crews battled a shed fire for over an hour on Wednesday night

Shropshire Fire and Rescue say they received a call reporting a shed fire on Beech Grove in Ellesmere at just after 10.30pm on Wednesday.

One fire appliances was mobilised from Ellesmere station, along with a fire investigation officer and the police.

The approximately two by four metre shed was found to be fully immersed in the blaze, with nearby fence panels and a tree also up in flames.

The crew worked for over an hour on the fire, and by 11.41pm, reported it to be under control.