15-05-2025
Telford factory fire thought to be accidental
A fire that broke out at a factory in Telford, with 30 firefighters involved at its height, is not thought to be suspicious, Shropshire Fire and Rescue service has were called to the Halesfield 5 industrial estate at about 19:00 BST on Wednesday appliances were at the scene during the fire's peak, but it was brought under control and prevented from Fire and Rescue Service station manager Craig Jackson said: "We carried out a fire investigation last night, which is still ongoing. However, we are looking at more of an accidental cause."
He added: "Nobody was in the property at the time, thankfully, so nobody was injured, but we're not looking at anything suspicious at this time."
Mr Jackson said the fire service had received a high number of calls from the public after the fire broke appliances that were sent to the scene included the aerial ladder platform and a drone."Due to the excellent work by the crews and fire control, we were able to get a quick stop on the fire, and we got it under control quickly," Mr Jackson said.
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