Firefighters called to M54 incident with overheating vehicle
Three crews were sent to assist with the incident.
Firefighters were called out to help with an overheating vehicle on the county’s busiest road.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident on the M54, between junctions 3 for Tong and Albrighton, and 4 for Shifnal and Priorslee, at around 7.10pm yesterday - Friday, July 3.
Three crews were dispatched to assist from nearby Albrighton and Telford Central.
An update from the fire service said that they had found one vehicle with an overheated radiator, and crews used a hosereel jet to cool the engine.
Earlier the fire service had been called to a separate car fire at Nantmawr near Oswestry.
The alert came at around 6.30pm, with one crew from Ellesmere dispatched to the scene.
An updated explained that fortunately the fire was out by the time the crew arrived.
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