Nine fire engines, from Nantwich, Crewe (x2), Middlewich, Alsager, Tarporley, Winsford, Chester and Sandyford (Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service), as well as an aerial ladder platform and a 'Scorpion' High Reach Extendable Turret.
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ONGOING | Firefighters are at the scene of a fire involving a farm building in Peach Lane, Alvaston. The affected barn involves a turkey shed measuring approximately 60m by 25m and has been significantly damaged by fire.
The fire has been surrounded the fire and crews are using breathing apparatus, hose reel jets and main jets to fight the fire.
Further updates will be provided when available. Crews are expected to be on scene for some time.
UPDATE AT 18:15
Attendance at the scene has been reduced to seven fire engines. Four firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are tackling the fire from the outside using hose reel jets and covering jets. The high reach extendable turret has been set up and is using its spike to pierce the roof space to provide high quantities of water for internal firefighting.
Sadly, a number of turkeys have perished within the affected barn.
UPDATE AT 22:00
The number of fire engines has been reduced to three, alongside the high reach extendable turret and a high volume pump. Firefighters continue to damp down and tackle pockets of fire in the collapsed section of the barn.
Crews will remain on scene overnight and an investigation into the cause of the fire is now underway.
