Hundreds of tonnes of straw goes up in smoke in blaze in Fenland town

Emergency services called on Sunday morning

Hundreds of tonnes of straw was destroyed in a fire at a farm near March on Sunday morning.

Cambridgeshire Police were called to the scene yesterday following reports of the blaze.

A spokesperson for the force said: “Yesterday morning, we attended a farm in March after we were called about 600 tonnes of straw being on fire.

Emergency services were called to the scene on Sunday morningplaceholder image
Emergency services were called to the scene on Sunday morning

“We assisted our colleagues from Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service at the scene, and will continue to be in the area when we can to ensure everything is okay.

“Enquiries into the matter are ongoing.”

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