Firefighters called to fire involving 100 tonnes of hay at Leaton
Firefighters from stations across Shropshire were called to a fire involving around 100 tonnes of hay and a farm building at Leaton near Bomere Heath on Sunday.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fire at 2.48pm.
Eight fire appliances including the incident support unit, light pumping unit and welfare unit were mobilised to the scene.
Crews from Bridgnorth, Hodnet, Minsterley, Newport, Prees, Shrewsbury, Telford Central, Wem and Whitchurch attended.
Operations, Hazmat and Safety officers were also present.
Firefighters were using hosereel jets and a main jet to extinguish the fire, with the operation ongoing.
Our crew are currently helping to tackle the on-going incident at Leaton Bomere Heath. It's looking a little warm around there too, as the thermal imaging camera is reading temperatures of 629°C! ...factor 50 anyone? #YourFireCrew #OnCall #MuchWenlock pic.twitter.com/tC31zUvcvj https://twitter.com/SFRS_Wenlock/status/1173343842042617856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
16p4 currently dealing with a barn fire that is well alight, in total 8 fire appliances including the Incident Support Unit, the Light Pumping Unit and the Welfare Unit at this incident Crews using Hosereel jet,Main jet Fire involving approximately 100 tonnes of hay pic.twitter.com/1TgPtjmwtJ https://twitter.com/JamesLe72004592/status/1173368921577218050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
