Wem: Fourth combine harvester fire breaks out in 29 hours

The incident is the latest in a series of similar fires which have happened across north Shropshire as the summer heatwave continues.

Thursday's blaze happened in a field off Shawbury Road just after 6pm.

Firefighters from Wem, Prees and Shrewsbury were in attendance, including the incident support unit, plus an operations officer.

Incident:📟 Mobilised at 18:12 to a Combine Harvester on fire in Tilly Green, Wem.

Assisted by @PreesFire_SFRS @SFRS_Shrews ISU from @SfrsWhitchurch @SfrsSroberts.

Fire spread to field.

Fire extinguished using 2 BA, 1 HRJ and lance from ISU.

— Wem Fire Station (@SFRS_Wem) August 11, 2022

They used breathing apparatus, the hosereel jet and small gear to put out the fire.

A spokesperson for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "Combine Harvester fully involved in fire as well as stubble in field."

The stop call came in just before 7.15pm.

It comes just over a day since a combine harvester caught fire in fields at nearby Soulton Hall.

Tim Ashton, owner of the 16th century manor, praised firefighters for their quick actions and confirmed it was business as usual the following day.

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A fire also broke out in the engine of a combine harvester near Market Drayton also on Wednesday, while Wem firefighters praised the actions of a quick-thinking farmer after a combine harvester caught fire in Hodnet at around 1.30pm on the same day.

They said via Twitter: "Proactive planning by the farmer to have water bowsers ready prevented the incident from escalating."