VILLAGERS in north Herefordshire have issued their heartfelt thanks to firefighters who tackled a major fire today.
The people of Mortimer villages (Wigmore, Leinthall Starkes, Elton and Pipe Aston) posted a message on social media to the crews working at farm buildings at Stretford, near Leominster.
They said in a tweet: "Our thanks and gratitude to all the crews in putting their lives at risk to save us and our property. We are most grateful."
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It was posted by the community website Mortimervillages.co.uk.
The fire has been burning since 1am (Saturday).
We have returned to yesterday’s barn fire at Leominster this morning and are supplying 2 ground monitors from our pump which is being supplied with water from a pump pumping from the brook. pic.twitter.com/lVsCn4MZx2
— HWFireTenbury (@HWFireTenbury) January 19, 2020
Fire crews from Hereford, Ross, Eardisley, Kington, Kingsland, Bromyard and Tenbury were sent to the blaze.
The fire shut the A4110 at the B4457 junction at Stretford.
Relief crews are still tackling the fire and damping down.
The operation now been scaled down to three fire engines, and crews expect to be there for some time.
Our thanks and gratitude to all the crews in putting their lives at risk to save us and our property. We are most grateful.
— Live in Mortimer (@liveinmortimer) January 18, 2020
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