Lancashire's Mrs Dowsons Farm suffers one of their “toughest days” ever as fire breaks out in barn
Date of alert:
Friday, 15 March 2024
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Lancashire Constabulary
At 10:16pm on Monday 11th March, Lancashire Fire and Rescue service confirmed that eight fire engines, an Aerial Ladder Platform, Command Unit and Water Bowser, were in attendance at a commercial building on Longsight Road in Clayton-le-Dale where 40 tonnes of hay were "well alight".
Mrs Dowsons Farm in Clayton-le-Dale confirmed the fire took place in one of their barns, describing it as “one of the toughest days in the farm's long history.”
The farm, which hosts popular ‘lambing live’ events each year, explained that their farmers called emergency services after nearly 40 tonnes of straw bales, used for bedding animals, caught fire late Monday evening.
Animals in nearby buildings were evacuated into fields away as firefighters and the farmers tackled the blaze.
