A tractor fire resulted in an entire agricultural building in Callington, east Cornwall, going up in flames on Wednesday (March 8).
No persons or animals were injured, Callington Community Fire Station has said.
The station was called shortly before 7:00p.m on Wednesday evening to the fire, along with a crew from Liskeard Community Fire Station.
In a Facebook post, it said the fire had been caused by machinery inside the building, and shared photos of the crew extinguishing a tractor on fire.
“Machinery inside the building, resulting in the cause of the fire, had quickly spread to the surrounding area,” the station said.
“Crews quickly got to work with breathing apparatus and hose reel jets.”
Barn fire
Earlier this week, over 300 sheep were saved from a barn fire in south Milton, Kingsbridge, Devon.
A man present received oxygen therapy following smoke inhalation and was conveyed to hospital as a precaution.
The sheep were released from the barn to a field for safety, Devon and Somerset’s fire and rescue service said, and were looked over by a local vet.
The rescue service confirmed that the fire involved hay and straw in a single-storey barn and it estimated that 50% of the straw and bedding in the barn was damaged by fire.
The team received the call just before 1:30p.m on Monday (March 6) and mobilised two fire engines from Salcombe and Ivybridge, one water bowser from Plympton and two supporting officers once it received the call.
