July 17, 2017 9.19 am This story is over 80 months old

Crews battle 150 tonne straw bale fire in Lincoln

Firefighters were called to a major fire off Greetwell Road in Lincoln overnight. Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue said the blaze, which started at around 6pm on Sunday, July 16, engulfed 150 tonnes of straw. Crews used a hose reel in order to put out flames. One crew from Lincoln remained on the site at around…

Firefighters were called to a major fire off Greetwell Road in Lincoln overnight.

Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue said the blaze, which started at around 6pm on Sunday, July 16, engulfed 150 tonnes of straw.

Crews used a hose reel in order to put out flames.

One crew from Lincoln remained on the site at around 3am, monitoring the blaze for any further spread.

No injuries have been reported at the time of writing.