Hereford and Worcester Fire Service
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a fire in a Kidderminster park earlier today (Sunday).
Kidderminster fire crews were called out at 1.36pm to a fire in the open in Springfield Park.
A spokesman for Hereford and Worcester Fire Control said on Twitter that approximately 200 square metres of bracken had been on fire but the majority had been extinguished prior to arrival.
13:36 @HWFireWFhub #Kidderminster attended a fire in the open at Springfield Park, Kidderminster where approximately 200 square metres of bracken had been on fire, the majority had been extinguished prior to arrival, damping down was carried out using water backpacks.
— HWFireControl (@HWFireControl) May 12, 2019
It is not known what caused the blaze.
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