Shropshire Star

Out of control bonfire leaves sheds alight

Two sheds, conifer trees and a length of wooden fencing were ablaze on Saturday after a bonfire got out of control in Church Stretton.

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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said they got a call at 1.30pm to say there was a fire in Stretton Farm Road.

On arrival, crews found a bonfire had spread and set fire to a pair of sheds, fence, and several trees.

A spokesperson for the fire service, which extinguished the blaze using breathing apparatus and a hosereel jet, said the fire was caused by "One bonfire in a rear garden which had spread to affect two adjacent sheds, two conifer trees and a length of wooden fencing".

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