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One casualty with 'burn injuries' following Shropshire barn fire

One casualty with burn injuries was treated by medics at a barn fire near Telford.

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Shropshire Fire & Rescue sent six appliances, including the water carrier, from Baschurch, Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury, Telford Central and Wellington at 2.40pm on Monday .

An operations officer was also in attendance.

A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire & Rescue said one casualty with burn injuries was being treated by West Midlands Ambulance Service.

The spokesperson said: "One barn measuring 80m x 30m was involved in fire.

"Crews used two breathing apparatus', two hose reel jets, one main jet and one light portal pump supplying water to incident ground from water source."

A spokesperson for Bridgnorth Fire Station said its water carrier was initially mobilised to support colleagues from Telford Central.

They supplied water to control the fire, while other crews established a constant supply from a local lake.

The fire service stop message was received at 5:07pm.

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