91169

LGV Fire

M54 Westbound Junction 3 to Junction 4 Telford

Station ground: Telford Central

Friday, 5 February, 2021 02:06

At 02:06 on Friday, 5 February, 2021, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting a fire classified as LGV Fire in Telford.

3 fire appliances were mobilised from Albrighton, Telford and Wellington. An Operations officer was in attendance.

Crews used the following equipment to tackle the fire:

• Hosereel jet

Also at the scene of the incident were: the Highways Agency.

Incident involved lorry and trailer overheated brakes causing the tyres to explode. Crews have reduced the heat of the brakes to an ambient temperature using 2 hose reel jets.

The stop message was received at Fri, 02/05/2021 - 03:07

Issued by Fire Control at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. Telephone 01743 260290. Please check out our Twitter and Facebook accounts for other announcements.