Crews tackle fire in college's chemistry department
Firefighters in Telford tackled a small fire in a college classroom involving electrical equipment.
A smoke alarm was raised at the chemistry department at Wrekin College in Wellington, shortly before 7am today.
Firefighters from Wellington and Telford used breathing apparatus and a hose to extinguish the electrical equipment and a chemistry work bench.
A spokesman for the Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said that the smoke alarm was triggered automatically, and that there was nobody in the classroom when firefighters arrived.
Headmaster Tim Firth said that a piece of equipment had been left on overnight and overheated, charring part of the work bench.
