FIREFIGHTERS spent more than three hours tackling a fire in the open in the early hours of this morning (Saturday).
A 999 call was made reporting a fire in the open in a 50-metre by 20-metre area in the open shortly before midnight.
The blaze at Dyers Road, Curry Rivel, involved silage and crews had to battle to protect nearby properties and animal feed.
A plan was formulated to evacuate up to 30 calves if necessary from a nearby barn.
The police were summoned "due to the nature of the fire starting" and weather reports were requested by the incident commander to assist his tactics.
A farm tractor was used to remove burnt materials as crews continued past 1am to protect saveable property.
Thatch reed was removed from an area around farm buildings - around 20 tonnes of thatch reed was destroyed.
The fire crews were able to leave the scene by 3.14am and will revisit the scene later this morning.
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