Firefighters rush to tackle open fire in Carding Mill Valley

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service received a call reporting the incident in Carding Mill Valley , Church Stretton, at 8:43pm yesterday (Tuesday, April 29). Three fire engines were mobilised from Church Stretton and Ludlow . Upon arrival, firefighters found a blaze involving gorse and undergrowth.

Crews used beaters and knapsacks to extinguish the fire. The incident concluded at 10:27pm..