Firefighters tackle large blaze in woods

Firefighters have tackled a large blaze that spread in a Shropshire wood.

Four fire appliances were deployed to the fire at Birchen Park near Cleobury Mortimer at about 11:30 BST on Saturday, said Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, with initial reports estimating it involved 150 square metres of woods.

The fire, which was extinguishing after about three hours, involved 25,000 sq m (2.5 hectares ) of pine trees, brash and gorse, the service said later.

Crews remained at the scene to keep the land damp.

Crews from three stations in the county attended, with the incident support unit in operation and firefighters using knapsacks and beaters to help extinguish the fire.

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