Frustration as stack fire sees feed manufacturer lose 300t of straw

An investigation into a straw stack fire, which saw 600 large bales destroyed in a Northamptonshire field, is underway. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 1 min read
Frustration as stack fire sees feed manufacturer lose 300t of straw

An investigation into a straw stack fire, which saw 600 large bales destroyed in a Northamptonshire field, is underway. The straw, weighing 300t and owned by livestock fibre feed manufacturer Sundown...

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