Firefighters forced to remove 'reckless flytipping' to unblock road in Somerset

Firefighters forced to remove 'reckless flytipping' to unblock road in Somerset

Crews from Avon Fire and Rescue were delayed on their way to an incident in Somerset after fly-tipped rubbish blocked a narrow, single-track, country road.

Firefighters on the callout had to stop and manually clear the "reckless fly-tipping" to get through.

Crew members from Hicks Gate Fire Station were responding to reports of a grass fire off Queen Charlton Lane in Whitchurch just after 5pm on Wednesday 6 September.

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