Baschurch firefighters tackle Nesscliffe Hill blaze

Firefighters were called to an incident on Nesscliffe Hill on Tuesday afternoon (October 6) <i>(Image: Emily Lloyd/NQ)</i>
Firefighters were called to an incident on Nesscliffe Hill on Tuesday afternoon (October 6) (Image: Emily Lloyd/NQ)
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Firefighters were called to a popular beauty spot near Oswestry on Tuesday afternoon.

The incident at Nesscliffe Hill, between Oswestry and Shrewsbury, happened at around 2.10pm on October 6.

One crew from Baschurch attended to reports of a fire in the open.

They used buckets of water and knapsacks to bring it under control.

A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Area dampened down by fire service personnel."

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