139507
Barn Fire
Bridges
Ratlinghope
Near Shrewsbury
Station ground: Craven Arms
Thursday, 7 August, 2025 15:51
At 15:51 on Thursday, 7 August, 2025, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire classified as Barn Fire in Near Shrewsbury.
6 fire appliances including the Incident Command Unit, the Light Pumping Unit and the Water Carrier were mobilised from Bishops Castle, Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Clun, Craven Arms, Minsterley and Shrewsbury. Operations and Safety officers were in attendance.
Crews used the following equipment to tackle the fire:
- Breathing Apparatus (BA)
- Covering jet
- Hosereel jet
Two agricultural buildings alight. Crews wearing breathing apparatus have been using hose reel jets to extinguish the fire, and prevent fire spread to adjacent buildings.
Issued by Fire Control at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Telephone 01743 260290. Please check out our Twitter and Facebook accounts for other announcements.
