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Crews tackle five separate grass fires in Burntwood

Firefighters tackled a series of grass fires just 200 yards away from a nearby car garage.

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One of the grass fires being fought. Picture: Staffordshire Fire Service

Five crews stopped the blaze from spreading to the Skoda garage in a Burntwood field.

It included five separate fires in the same grass area.

Staffordshire Fire and Rescue were called to the incident off Stables Way and next to Fair Lady Drive at 1.58pm yesterday afternoon.

Crews from from Cannock, Stafford, Penkridge, Rugeley and Lichfield and Chase Terrace were in attendance.