Firefighters battled to contain 50 tonnes of blazing baled straw yesterday afternoon (February 22) in Maldon Road, Woodham Mortimer.Crews from Maldon and Witham attended the scene shortly after midday as they used a hose reel jet to extinguish the fire.The farmer who owned the burning straw assisted crews to break-up the bales with a fork lift truck. By 6pm in the evening, the fire was under control and firefighters continued to monitor the haystack through the night as it burned out.Richard...
