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Fly-tipped mattress and furniture set alight in Donnington Wood

Fly tipped rubbish was set alight in Donnington Wood.

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Firefighters from Telford Central responded to 999 calls at 1.30pm on Thursday and had the blaze in Lodge Road under control by 1.48pm.

A spokesman for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Centre said the fire involved a fly-tipped mattress and wooden furniture which had been set alight.

Telford and Wrekin Council recently launched a campaign against fly-tipping, publishing CCTV footage of those cause dumping items.