A Shropshire-based caravan was at the centre of a major road incident in the sleepy town of Broseley last week, after a gas canister attached to the tourer set ablaze.
Police were forced to seal off the Lodge Lane road in Benthall for around 90 minutes while firefighters attempted to tackle the flames, which were venting from the top of a 47kg propane gas bottle in the caravan.
According to the Shropshire Star, the owner of the tourer was not present at the time of the fire, having left the caravan in a lay-by before going off to run an errand.
Upon returning though, the owner in question was presented with a horrific scene, which had to be carefully handled by the emergency services.
Watch manager Alastair Humphries from Much Wenlock fire station said: “We began cooling the cylinder with water and closed off Lodge Lane.
“We kept a check on the temperature of the cylinder with a thermal image camera and when it was cool we removed it to a safe area.”
The incident is the second caravan-related incident to occur in the region this month, after a tourer overturned at junction 7 of the M54.
