Fire destroys 12,000 bales of straw
The A15 is closed after a fire in Sleaford which destroyed 12,000 half-tonne bales of straw.
Image: Twin Focus photography
The A15 is closed after a fire in Sleaford which destroyed 12,000 half-tonne bales of straw.
Image: Twin Focus photography
Sleaford Renewable Energy Plant will remais fully operational, and has not suffered any interruption after a fire which destroyed 12,000 straw bales.
Around 8,000 tonnes of straw were destroyed in the fire, but no one was injured.
Police suspect three males who have been arrested for arson.
Initial findings show that the appropriate procedures were enacted in this instance. On arrival, the fire and rescue services concluded that once straw not effected by the fire were removed, the most appropriate action was to simply control the burn and limit damage to persons in attendance. I wish to reassure the public we are doing all we can to ensure this doesn’t happen again and are working closely with the emergency services to control the incident and learn any lessons which are concluded.
At around 11pm on Friday night police were called to Darley Avenue in Athersley to reports that a man had been stabbed.
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For the second day running there were no deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland.