Initial response: Four fire engines from Chester, Ellesmere Port, Birchwood and Powey Lane, plus one of our weekday fire engines.
Additional appliances sent to the incident:
The second fire engine from Chester and the water bowser from Crewe plus the aerial ladder platform from Lymm
Details
Fire crews are currently tackling a large fire inside a barn containing hay, measuring around 100 by 50 metres.
Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are using hose reel jets to fight the fire, which is well alight.
All livestock and machinery are believed to have been accounted for and moved away from the area.
UPDATE 13:52 | The incident commander has now established three sectors around the building to tackle the fire. A manager for each sector is leading crews of firefighters to tackle the blaze.
UPDATE 15:15: The aerial ladder platform is being set up and will be used to get water onto the building from above. Crews on the ground are making good progress extinguishing the fire and a water bowser is in use transporting water to the scene. Any water running from the building is being managed and contained.
This incident will be updated when more information becomes available.
