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Farm shop 'completely destroyed' in fire

Shyamantha Asokan
BBC News, West Midlands
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service An aerial photograph shows a destroyed building with a charred and collapsed roof. Firefighters in beige and yellow uniforms can seen around the edged of the building. A red truck can be seen on the right.Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire crews were called to Wenlock Edge Farm on East Wall, Much Wenlock, just before 03:00 BST

A farm shop has been "completely destroyed" in a fire overnight, emergency services workers at the scene have said.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to Wenlock Edge Farm on East Wall, Much Wenlock, just before 03:00 BST on Monday.

The blaze involved a single-storey industrial building that also contained the farm shop, Craig Jackson, a fire investigation officer, told the BBC.

The building had suffered 95% damage and had been "completely destroyed", but no one had been injured, Mr Jackson said.

He added that the cause of the fire was still being investigated.

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service A male firefighter stands in front of a section of a heavily damaged building. He is wearing a blue, yellow and silver jacket, which says "FIRE INVESTIGATION" on it in silver capital letters. Behind him, there is a pile of bricks on the ground in front of a collapsed wall.Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said it sent sent four crews and 30 firefighters to tackle the blaze

Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service said the industrial building was being used as a meat-processing factory, adding that no one had been inside when crews arrived.

Thirty firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze in the small hours of the morning.

Mr Jackson said the farm's owners had called the fire service after being alerted by neighbours.

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