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Crews tackle forklift fire at farm

Firefighters helped deal with a forklift which caught fire in Staffordshire.

By Rob Smith
Published Mar 17, 2020

Crews from the Staffordshire and Shropshire fire services attended Befcote Farm, near Gnosall, where a forklift truck was reported to be on fire.

It happened at about 1pm yesterday.

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