Major fire at Herefordshire farm

Firefighters were called out in the early hours of this morning.

Author: Hannah RichardsonPublished 6th Aug 2024

Firefighters in Herefordshire are still tackling a "significant fire" at a farm in Lower Lulham.

Crews were called to the farm in Lower Lulham at 4:34 am.

The blaze is still ongoing - with a total of 14 fire engines in attendance.

Along with reliefs - two from Hereford, and one each from Peterchurch, Leominster, Eardisley, Ewyas Harold, Fownhope, Ross-on-Wye, Kington, Kingsland, Upton-upon-Severn, Bromsgrove, Malvern and Wyre Forest Fire Stations, plus water carriers from Peterchurch, Leominster and Evesham, the aerial ladder platform from Hereford, incident command units from Ledbury and Droitwich and the welfare vehicle from Tenbury Wells.

The fire involves several single-storey buildings used as wood storage and drying kilns.

We're told firefighters are using three compressed air foam system jets and five main jets augmented by water carriers and a mains pump and light portable pump to tackle the blaze.

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