FISHGUARD, St Davids and Haverfordwest fi restations were called to St Nicholas, North Pembrokeshire as a fire roared.
Just before 9am on Sunday (Jan 24) owners of the Trellys Y Coed farm alerted the fire service of a fire which had engulfed their barn, the fire fighters from three local stations attended.
The barn fire was fought from land and air, as crews used two ground monitors, three main jets, a water bowser, two agricultural bowsers and an aerial appliance to tackle the blaze.
Locals from Neighbouring farms assisted the teams in removing damped down material and moving it to an area where it could be spread and extinguished safely.
The fire service remained at the scene of the incident until 3:41pm, when the farm was deemed safe to leave.
The fire incinerated approximately 300 bales of straw, heavily damaged two agricultural trailers and destroyed the barn. The cause of the fire is being investigated and so far the fire is believed to have been accidental.
Head of Response for Pembrokeshire Command Dai Swan said: “Fires of this kind present significant challenges to extinguish due to their deep seated nature. The only way to successfully extinguish them is pull them out and douse each section thoroughly, which the crews successfully did in this case with help of the local community.
“This is a perfect example of a close knit community effort. We are extremely grateful to those who gave of their time and resources to help bring this incident to resolution.”
He added: “While the fire was extremely unfortunate, Trellys Y Coed is to be congratulated on their farm fire safety. No untoward chemicals were stored in the barn which meant that only the straw, barn structure and tractor was on fire.
“Access around the entire building was easily achieved due to the farm maintaining clear routes all round which enabled our crews to quickly protect the majority of the structure and ensure no further fire spread”.
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