Firefighters tackle house fire for more than 10 hours

Multiple fire crews responded to a house fire near Cleobury Mortimer on Saturday evening.

The blaze happened at a home on the A4117 at just before 6pm on Saturday.

A spokesperson for Cleobury Mortimer Fire Station said: "On arrival we were faced with a fully developed fire, our officer in charge quickly made the decision to commit two crew members into the building in breathing apparatus but unfortunately the building became to unsafe so the decision to fight the fire from outside was made."

"Crews quickly set up our small pump on the side of a pond and we quickly began pumping water for this incident. The decision was made that more fire appliances and personal were needed, so the message was sent as a make pumps five. "

Shropshire crews and Hereford and Worcester crews quickly got to work to bring the incident under control and stopping the spread of the fire.

Crews remained on scene checking for hotspots and began salvage operations.

Nobody was hurt in the fire.