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Fire crew scrambled to lorry fire in Telford caused by overheating brakes

Firefighters were scrambled to reports of a lorry on fire in Telford.

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Telford Central fire station. Picture: Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service

The emergency call was received at 12.36pm on Tuesday and one fire engine was sent from Telford Central fire station to Brockton Way at Sutton Hill.

A spokesman for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said that crews used one hosereel water jet to deal with the incident.

The cause was put down to overheating brakes and the incident was declared over before 1.15pm.