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Fire on railway line at Telford industrial park

Emergency crews were called to a Telford industrial park to deal with a fire on a railway line.

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Stafford Park, Telford. Photo: Google

The "small fire" happened at Stafford Park at around 5.30am on Wednesday. The line runs across the middle of the park, with the nearest railway station being Telford Central to the north west.

A Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "At 5.35am on Wednesday, April 26, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire in open in Telford. Small fire on railway line involving cabling. Crews extinguished fire using knapsack."

One fire engine was sent to the scene from Telford Central station.

Several early trains were cancelled, but services were back to normal from around 8.30am.

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