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Paper on hob blamed for emergency call to first floor flat in Telford

Paper on a hob was blamed as the cause of a fire in a domestic first floor flat in Wellington.

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Wellington Fire Station. Picture: Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service

Two fire appliances and an operations officer were scrambled from Wellington to Rose Manor, in Ketley Park Road, Ketley at 12.31pm on Wednesday.

A spokesman for Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said it was a fire involving paper on top of domestic hob within first floor flat.

They added though that the fire was out on arrival of the crews.

They used a ventilation system to clear the smoke before declaring the danger was over at 12.45pm.