Fire crews called to barn fire in Chipping Norton

Crews from Chipping Norton Fire Station, Hook Norton Fire Station and Burford Fire Station were called to the fire in Chipping Norton at 4.30pm.

Crews were called to a barn fire in Chipping Norton (Credit: Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue)

On arrival, crews found the contents of the barn to be “well alight”. They used both hose reels and main jets to suppress the fire and then worked hard to drag out and damp down the contents to ensure it didn’t reignite.

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Crews were called to a barn fire in Chipping Norton (Credit: Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue)

A spokesperson for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “Even though the hot sunny weather has passed for now, conditions are still very dry so please avoid discarding any rubbish or smoking materials as fires can start very easily at the moment.”

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This story was written by Gee Harland, she joined the team in 2022 as a senior multimedia reporter.

Gee covers Wallingford, Wantage and Didcot.

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