Firefighters spend night battling huge barn fire at village in east Cornwall
Flames tore through the building at St Ive, which crews say was full of hay and vehicles
Last updated 22nd Aug 2021
Firefighters from across east and mid-Cornwall have spent the night tackling a huge barn blaze near Liskeard.
Crews from the town and Liskeard were called to St Ive in the early hours of Saturday (August 21st).
They found the building, which was full of hay and vehicles, to be well alight and scrambled back-up from St Dennis to Saltash.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said the incident was being scaled down by 7am and there are no reports of any injuries.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue said: "Several calls were received for this incident, which involved a barn which was well alight.
"Resources from Callington and Liskeard were initially mobilised. On arrival the first appliance confirmed that a barn measuring twenty metres by twenty metres was well alight and contained a large amount of hay as well as vehicles. Further resources were quickly requested to attend".
Update 0220 hours: "Cornwall Fire & Rescue currently have appliances two appliances from Liskeard, one from Callington and one from Saltash as well as water carriers from Liskeard and Wadebridge on scene. The incident command unit from Launceston and a light appliance from Callington are attending, the resources are backed up with three officers in attendance. At this time high pressure hose reel jets and main jets are in use".
03:35 Update: "Good progress being made. Water relay in operation, along with three main jets and two hose reel jets in use".
O4:30 Update: "Crews are still firefighting, the incident is scaling down, with some resources returning to their home stations. The welfare vehicle from St Dennis is in attendance, supporting remaining crews".