Firefighters tackle Whixall barn fire
Firefighters were this morning called to a barn fire in Whixall containing around 500 tonnes of hay and a tractor.
There were called to the fire at Dobsons Bridge in Whixall at 4:13am.
Five fire appliances including the Heavy Pumping Unit and the Water Carrier were mobilised from Baschurch, Ellesmere, Oswestry, Prees, Shrewsbury, Tweedale, Wem and Whitchurch.
Firefighters used two main jets and two hose reel jets to extinguish fire.
The barn which is 200m x 50m was said to have been fully involved in fire.
