Fire crews scrambled to closed Ellesmere pub
Firefighters have been called to a closed pub this morning.
Three fire crews, from Ellesmere, Oswestry and Wem, were scrambled to the Black Lion Hotel in Scotland Street, Ellesmere, at around 7.20am after receiving reports of a property fire.
The pub is currently disused.
Staff at the Coco Coffee Bar, next door to the pub, said while they heard the fire alarms go off, they saw no signs of a fire or smoke.
Manager, Linda, said: "Three fire engines came out and now the electricity board are here and are doing something in the cellar, but we don't think there was any actual fire or smoke."
One side of Scotland Street was closed, while the caretaker who lives at the empty pub is unhurt.
A spokesperson for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said the call-out was due to a fire in an an electrical box in the cellar.
