Firefighters from three counties tackle barn fire in Bisterne

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Combined fire response following large fire which destroyed a barn in Bisterne

 

A barn fire at a farm on Dragon Lane, Bisterne prompted a combined fire service response at 3.07pm Thursday 28 July.

 

Crews from Ringwood and Fordingbridge joined crews from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service to extinguish a fire involving to barns well alight.

 

The barn contained 25 tonnes of straw, which fuelled the fire.

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Fortunately, no persons or animals were involved.

 

Crews tackled the blaze and managed to control the burn and working with the farmer to manage the incident site.