140 tonne hay fire to be left to burn out

Firefighters say they will now monitor a major haystack fire – but will leave it to burn itself out.
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Crews from Worksop, Edwinstowe and Warsop fire stations were called to the incident at Mill Lane, Edwinstowe earlier this evening. It involved around 140 tonnes of hay. They initially used a hose on the blaze.

A spokesman said this evening: “This is a large amount of straw which is being left to burn out. Crews will be monitoring for some time.”

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