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Barn Fire

Crews from Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) were joined by Shropshire firefighters to tackle a serious barn fire at the weekend.


The call came through shortly before 5.30pm on Saturday 17 July, and on their arrival at the farm in Downton on the Rock, near Leintwardine, firefighters found around 300 hay bales and 100 bales of straw alight in the eight-bay Dutch barn.

Pumps from Leintwardine, Kingsland, Leominster, Kington and Tenbury Wells attended along with a water carrier from Bewdley. One Ludlow appliance and a heavy pumping unit from Craven Arms also joined the Hereford & Worcester crews.

Group Manager Rob Ball from HWFRS West District said: "Our firefighters were at the scene very quickly, and were ably supported by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service. As well as sending along an extra appliance, they also provided specialist pumping equipment which helped ensure that the fire did not spread to other farm buildings nearby. This is an excellent example of how neighbouring fire services work together."

He confirmed that there were no animals in the barn and no one injured as a result of the fire.

The fire was brought under control just before 9pm while the water carrier crew remained at the scene until around 10.30pm to continue damping down.