Fire service update from Claverley blaze

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00:01Good afternoon, I'm Craig Jackson, Station Manager of Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service.

00:06Currently it's a wildfire near Claverley.

00:09We've had an incident involving a field on fire that's then spread into woodland

00:14and potentially moving towards the property.

00:16We've had seven appliances here with around 40 firefighters,

00:20our incident command unit and our drone to deal with that fire.

00:23We're in a position there where we have water in place and the fire is under control

00:28and we'll remain here for a couple of hours damping down to make sure it's fully extinguished.

00:33The road is busy coming past, we do have police in attendance

00:37because our vehicles are moving in and out of that field.

00:40So please be careful if you're in the area.

00:43We're still warning residents not to take barbecues into the countryside.

00:48Be careful disposing of glass bottles and smoking material

00:52and please do not have bonfires during this dry period.