Farmer Counts Cost Of Arson Attack In Weston by Welland
Written by HFM News on 16th September 2020
A fire that destroyed 500 tonnes of hay bales in Weston by Welland early this morning is thought to have been started deliberately.
Firefighters were called to a field off Valley Road at 12.25am and worked through the night to extinguish the flames and stop the fire spreading.
Farmer Chris Parker from Home Farm in Weston by Welland and spoke to Hfm:
It was the second such blaze in three days, following over 1,000 bales of hay being set alight in West Langton on Sunday evening.
Police are appealing for information about both fires, which took place within four miles of each other, just either side of the Leicestershire/Northamptonshire border, but haven’t yet said they are linking the two.
Harriet Ranson is the is the county advisor for the Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland branch of the National Farmers Union:
Pic: Desborough Fire Station
Pic: Desborough Fire Station
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