FIREFIGHTERS were mobilised after a chimney fire near Welshpool.

On Saturday, April 1 at 8.40pm, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) received a call reporting a chimney fire in Marton.

One fire engine was mobilised from Minsterley and SFRS assisted its colleagues in Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

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It was a small fire and crews used small gear and chimney rods to dampen it down.

The stop message was received at 9.43.


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