Firefighters have been battling a major barn fire at Delph Lane, Winwick which broke out during the early hours of today.
Fire crews from Warrington and Penketh along with a crew from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service were called to a report of a barn fire in Warrington at 2.10 am.
The barn and its contents – around 250 bales of hay and a tractor – were heavily involved in fire which was tackled by the crews using two main jets, a hose reel jet and two ground monitors.
Four horses in a stable were protected by firefighters cooling the stable by training a hose reel jet on it.
Crews remain at the scene dragging out hay bales and damping down the affected area.
They are expected to remain there all day to make sure there is no reignition. The horses have been removed from their stable with no reported injuries.
Delph Lane was closed at the height of the incident but has since reopened.
