32663
Property Fire
Allum Bridge
Alveley
Station ground: Bridgnorth
Monday, 18 May, 2015 05:11
At 05:11 on Monday, 18 May, 2015, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire classified as Property Fire in Alveley.
10 fire appliances including the Aerial Ladder Platform, the Light Pumping Unit and the Welfare Unit were mobilised from Bridgnorth, Cleobury Mortimer, Shrewsbury, Telford Central and Tweedale. Operations, Hazmat and Safety officers were in attendance.
Crews used the following equipment to tackle the fire:
- Hosereel jet
- Main jet
Also at the scene of the incident were: the Police.
The service is currently dealing with a derelict hotel fire with 8 fire engines plus additional supporting fire engines and officers. Numerous calls were received to the incident with smoke visible from more than a mile away.
The stop message was received at Mon, 05/18/2015 - 13:29
Area Manager Andy Johnson said: "The Service is currently dealing with a large fire involving a disused hotel in the Birdsgreen area of Alveley, South Shropshire. The building is approximately 90x50m in size and consists of 3 floors, with the whole of the building involved in the fire. The Service has received a number of calls from the area, due to smoke being visible from a number of miles away."
Issued by Fire Control at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Telephone 01743 260290. Please check out our Twitter and Facebook accounts for other announcements.
