Firefighters deal with large fire on Halesfield 23, Telford
Firefighters from stations across Shropshire were called to a large fire on Halesfield 23 in Telford on Sunday night.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a number of calls reporting the fire at around 10.43pm.
Twelve fire appliances including the Aerial Ladder Platform, the Incident Command Unit and the Incident Support Unit were mobilised from Albrighton, Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Hodnet, Much Wenlock, Newport, Prees, Shrewsbury, Telford Central, Tweedale, Wellington and Wem. Operations, Safety and Principal officers were in attendance too.
In total around 80 on-call, wholetime fire fighters and support roles were in attendance.
The fire involved a large number of pallets which spread to two adjacent buildings.
Shrewsbury Station Manager Craig Jackson said: “It’s one of the biggest fires we have seen in some time and has involved crews from all over the county.
“People may not realise but on-call crews from stations including Clun, Minsterly, Albrighton, Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Hodnet, Much Wenlock, Newport, Prees, Tweedale, Baschurch and Wem attended along with whole time crews from Shrewsbury, Telford central and Wellington and have worked through the night and into the morning.
“A fire like this puts a huge strain on resources across the county and this one, in particular, involved many of our partners including the Environment Agency, Telford and Wrekin Council, Severn Trent, the Police and Ambulance services.
“Our control room was also inundated and received 73 calls regarding the fire so I’d also like to thank the fire control team for their work with the public and for residents’ vigilance. No one has been hurt during the incident.”
Fire investigation officers are at the scene to determine the cause of the fire.
