Firefighters tackle 'well alight' farm building blaze in Warwickshire

The fire service said they were called to a fire in a one-storey a farm building used for storage in the village of Abbot’s Salford

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Fire crews said a farm building measuring 30 metres by 30 metres was on fire in the village of Abbot's Salford (Kenilworth Fire Station)
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Fire crews said a farm building measuring 30 metres by 30 metres was on fire in the village of Abbot's Salford (Kenilworth Fire Station)

Firefighters tackled a farm building blaze in Warwickshire which measured 30 metres by 30 metres. Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were contacted at 4.20pm on Saturday (September 2)...

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