At 12.07pm on Monday, December 9th, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) crews from Welshpool, Montgomery, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanfyllin, Newtown and Llanidloes Fire Stations, assisted by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) crews, were called to an incident in Middletown in Welshpool.
Crews responded to a fire within a barn measuring approximately 20 metres by 40 metres. Crews utilised four hose reel jets, ten breathing apparatus sets, one water pump and a water relay system between MAWWFRS and SFRS appliances to extinguish the fire. The barn was completely destroyed, an adjacent workshop was also completely destroyed and an adjacent barn was partially destroyed by fire.
After the fire was extinguished, crews continued to monitor for hotspots and found approximately eight tonnes of hay smouldering. The final crews left the scene at 12.20pm on Tuesday, December 10th.
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