More than 50 firefighters at scene of woodland fire near Minsterley
Around 50 firefighters were called to a fire involving around five hectares of woodland near Minsterley on Tuesday afternoon.
Crews were called to the area known as The Bog at around 2.40pm.
Fire appliances including the landrover pump, light pumping unit, the water carrier and welfare unit were mobilised from Bishops Castle, Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Clun, Minsterley, Newport and Shrewsbury. Operations, Hazmat and Safety officers attended the scene.
A crew from Montgomery fire station of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service also assisted at the scene along with a team from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service who used their drone to identify any hot spots.
Firefighters used beaters, hosereel and main jets to tackle the fire. Working in difficult terrain conditions they prevented the fire from spreading to nearby buildings.
West Mercia Police, Shropshire Council and a utility company were also at the scene in the multi-agency operation.
On Wednesday morning Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire had been extinguished but a small number of crews remained at the scene to dampen down.
On Tuesday members of the team providing #FireCover at #Minsterley attend a large #MakePumps8 woodland fire at #TheBog #Minsterley 🌲🔥🚒 Crews and Officers from across the county in attendance 👨🏻‍🚒👩🏻‍🚒 6 hectares involved in fire 🔥 #AllOneTeam #todaywemadeadifference pic.twitter.com/o31i29PVtb https://twitter.com/SFRS_GST/status/1019488398044729345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Currently in attendance at a large woodland fire #minsterley . Difficult access. Incident now at level 2 moved to level 3 pic.twitter.com/jLRQkz07cx https://twitter.com/SFRS_cjackson/status/1019272919514603526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
1/2 At 14:41 crews were mobilised to a fire in the open at The Bog, Minsterley We were sent to tackle a fire in woodland affecting approximately 5hectares. We joined other crews from across the Brigade, along with officers, the police, Shropshire council and utility companies. pic.twitter.com/nYvywK22lu https://twitter.com/SFRS_Clun/status/1019367134818918400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Market Drayton ISU in attendance at a large woodland fire at The Bog, Minsterley along with colleagues from @SFRSWellington @SFRS_TelfordCtl @SFRS_Whitchurch and @SFRS_Bridgnorth crews have maintained a watching brief overnight and are making the area safe in case of further fire pic.twitter.com/Iue9IZz16b https://twitter.com/SFRS_MDrayton/status/1019471412736745472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Few more pictures of woodland fire we attended today near Minsterly pic.twitter.com/rVIV8BnLiO https://twitter.com/MontyFireSTN/status/1019338262769491968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
