TWO barns were involved in a blaze near Ringwood on Thursday afternoon.
Thirty five firefighters attended the barn fires at a farm on Dragon Lane, Bisterne yesterday afternoon.
Crews from Ringwood and Fordingbridge were called at 3.07pm and were joined by firefighters from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service to extinguish the fire involving two barns well alight.
The barns contained approximately 25 tonnes of straw, which fuelled the fire, but fortunately, no persons or animals were involved.
More than 35 firefighters were on the scene, working with the farmer to control the burn.
The stop message came in at 10.25pm after the incident had been scaled back and firefighters had dampened down the scene using jets and hose reels.
A spokesperson from Verwood Fire Station said at the time: “At just after 3.00pm this afternoon the pump was sent to a barn fire at Bisterne near Ringwood.
“Along with crews from Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Christchurch, Redhill, Wimborne and water carriers from Ringwood and Wilton.
“One barn and its contents of straw was destroyed and a separate barn had some bales of hay affected with flying embers.
“Crews left the incident at around 8.00pm with a relief pump from Eastleigh.”
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