Blaze in Moggerhanger as shredding machinery catches fire

Five fire crews arrived at South Mills Lodge, The Ridgeway at 11.51pm, managing to contain the blaze.

The cause of the fire was accidental.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service stated: "A fire in shredding machinery was contained to the unit, with approximately 10 per cent of the building damaged by smoke.

"Crews used a hose reel jet, two extended hose reel jets and back pack sprayers to extinguish the fire, and small tools and a thermal imaging camera to check for hot spots and make the incident safe."

Crews from Bedford, Biggleswade, Leighton Buzzard, Potton and Sandy attended the scene.