Fire service tackles Shropshire tractor blaze

The farming machinery was on fire in the Craven Arms area

Chris Brayford
clock • 1 min read
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a tractor fire in the Craven Arms area
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Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service attended a tractor fire in the Craven Arms area

A fire crew intercepted a tractor which caught fire in Shropshire last night. The fire and rescue service team were called to the incident at 6.59pm yesterday (Wednesday 7) in the market town of Craven...

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