Fire involving skips, a digger and hedgerow extinguished

A fire involving skips, a digger and hedgerow in Rugeley has been extinguished by our crews.

We were called at 5.15pm on Tuesday (8 July) to land off Colton Road when the fire was reported.

Six crews attended the scene and used hose reel jets and breathing apparatus to extinguish five skips, a digger and a hedgerow which were on fire.

Nobody was reported injured.

An investigation into the cause of the fire will take place in due course.

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