Around 300 tonnes of straw goes up in flames at Sixteen Foot Bank

Firefighters tackling a blaze between Manea and Chatteris involving around 300 tonnes of straw and wooden boxes. Picture: Twitter / @CambsFRS (Image: Twitter / @CambsFRS)

Crews from all around the region were called to the incident on September 19 at around 12.20pm at Sixteen Foot Bank.

It took firefighters almost seven hours to put out the blaze and crews returned throughout the night to ensure the fire didn’t spread due to the wind.

A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue said: “Crews were called to a fire on Sixteen Foot Bank in Chatteris.

“Around 25 firefighters, including crews from Chatteris, March, Ely, Huntingdon, Stanground, Manea and Ramsey attended the incident.

Firefighters tackling a blaze between Manea and Chatteris involving around 300 tonnes of straw and wooden boxes. Picture: Twitter / @CambsFRS (Image: Twitter / @CambsFRS)

“Firefighters arrived to find a fire involving around 300 tonnes of bailed straw and wooden pallets and boxes. They extinguished the fire using hose reels and jets.

“Crews returned to their stations by 7.15pm. They returned regularly throughout the night to ensure the fire didn’t spread due to the high winds.

“The cause of the fire was accidental.”