Blaze involves 50 tonnes of hay at North Wales dairy

The fire at the Flintshire business. <i>(Image: Aaran Lennox)</i>
The fire at the Flintshire business. (Image: Aaran Lennox)
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North Wales Fire and Rescue Service has provided an update on the barn fire which occurred in Flintshire yesterday (September 24).

Emergency services responded to the blaze at Llaethdy Mynydd Mostyn Dairy in the Holywell area on Thursday afternoon (September 24).

Firefighters were still at the scene as of 9pm last night as they worked to bring the incident under control.

The Llaethdy Mynydd Mostyn Dairy team has since issued a statement to confirm that 'everyone is safe'.

Now, the fire service has confirmed that the fire involved around 50 tonnes of hay.

They said: "We were called to a fire at an agricultural building in the Berthengam, Flintshire area at 4.10pm yesterday (September 24).

"The fire involved around 50 tonnes of hay. The hay has been removed to a neighbouring field, where it may continue to smoulder for a number of hours.

"The cause of the fire is unknown."

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