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Crews tackle large straw fire

Published: 8:22 AM August 28, 2007    Updated: 3:10 AM February 18, 2021

A BLAZE which engulfed more than 100 tonnes of straw was tackled by firefighters in Suffolk.

A BLAZE which engulfed more than 100 tonnes of straw was tackled by firefighters in Suffolk.

The fire took place at a farm in Mount Road, Thurston, at around 9.30pm yesterday .

A fire crew from Bury St Edmunds spent most of the night battling the flames, eventually leaving the farm at 8am today.

A fire service spokesman said the blaze was not being treated as suspicious.

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