150 hay bales alight in barn fire

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FIRE crews were sent to a farm at Seven Ash Common, Holnest, near Sherborne, after hay bales caught light in a barn.

They found the barn well alight, with 150 hay bales involved when they were called at 9.45pm on Sunday.

They tackled the flames and removed hay bales, before letting the fire burn itself out with two fire engines remaining on standby.

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