100 tonnes of hay bales caught fire in Bridgnorth - fire crews attend

Shropshire fire crews attended the scene of a blaze affecting 100 tonnes of hay bales in Bridgnorth.

Firefighters from Bridgnorth and Telford fire stations were called to Barnsley, Bridgnorth at around 7.53pm last night (September 17).

Bridgnorth fire station shared pictures of the blaze on social media, adding in the caption: “Crews are currently dealing with approximately 100 tonnes of straw alight in a field on the outskirts of the town.

“Initial actions were to stop the fire spreading into near by fields and trees.

“Then we are maintaining a controlled burn of the main stack. Pumps from Telford Central have been assisting with this.

“We are now swapping over with our colleagues from Much Wenlock Fire Station who will be staying along with our water carrier while the farmer assists with turning over the stack to assist with the burning.”

Crews extinguished the flames with hosereel jets and the use of farming machinery.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “Approximately 100 tonnes of hay bales alight, crews extinguished using 2 Hose reel jets and farm machinery to turn over hay.”