Firefighters tackle restaurant fire in Oswestry
Firefighters tackled a fire at a restaurant in Oswestry town centre on Wednesday evening.
Crews were called to Brooks Restaurant on Church Street at 5pm.
The fire is thought to have been caused by a tumble dryer which was running in the basement area of the building.
Neighbouring properties were evacuated and a cordon set up around the area. Police also closed a section of Church Street to traffic.
Eight fire appliances including the aerial ladder platform and the incident command unit were mobilised to the scene from Ellesmere, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Tweedale.
Firefighters tackle bedroom fire in Oswestry
Earlier today, firefighters tackled a fire in the bedroom of a property in Victoria Street, Oswestry.
Three fire appliances including the aerial ladder platform were mobilised from Ellesmere, Oswestry and Shrewsbury to the property at around 12.15pm.
Crews used the following breathing apparatus, a hosereel jet to put out the fire along with a positive Pressure ventilation fant to clear the smoke logged home.
