The pallets, piled up on a playing field and fenced off ready for the bonfire next Saturday, were lit on Saturday evening.
The pallets for the Donnington bonfire were set alight a week before the event. Photo: Cathy Leek
Shropshire Fire and Rescue service sent a crew from Telford to the scene after receiving six emergency calls, the first of which came in at 7.10pm. Writing on Facebook, Councillor Jay Gough - who represents Donnington at Telford & Wrekin Council - said:"It seems like some little creature has lit the Donnington bonfire a week early out of spite and nastiness! This is awful!"Also, who can assist with helping to procure and provide more materials to build a new one for next weekend? We can do this! Let's go!"
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