Twelve fire engines sent to huge blaze in field near Shrewsbury wedding venue
Fire crews from across Shropshire and mid Wales fought to contain a large fire on fields near Shrewsbury on Friday evening.
The blaze broke out on a field of cut hay that was being baled, to the rear of the Grade II-listed Rowton Castle shortly before 6.30pm on Friday night.
The fire also involved a patch of woodland. The hay was destroyed in the fire.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service sent 12 fire crews from all corners of the county and Welshpool and Montgomery in Powys to mount a major operation to stop the fire spreading into adjacent crops and woods.
No-one was hurt.
A Shropshire Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said: "At 6.28pm on Friday, July 15, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a grass fire in rear of Rowton Castle, Welshpool Road, Shrewsbury. The fire involved a large area of cut grass, woodland and baled hay.
"Fire appliances were mobilised from Baschurch, Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Market Drayton, Minsterley, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Telford Central, Wellington and Whitchurch."
The fire took place less than 24 hours after a field fire at Baschurch.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service has urged farmers to take fire safety precautions, particularly in the dry weather, with farm safety advice available on its website.
