Fire safety importance highlighted after arsonists set alight 150 bales

Farmers are being urged to assess the risk of fires after crews extinguished 150 hay bales that were set alight on a farm in Staffordshire.

The importance of fire control plans are being underscored following the incident, which police believe was deliberate.

Crews attended a farm near Penkridge, South Staffordshire on 19 August, after arsonists set 150 hay bales on fire.

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