Isle of Wight firefighters have remained at the scene of a barn fire in Ashey, overnight.
Update: Around 600 hay bales involved in Ashey barn fire
Crews from across the Island - 40 people - were called out yesterday (Monday), at 11.45am.
They have been working to move the hay, to try to stop the burn.
It was a job previously carried out by hand, but Ryde Fire Station said Island teams now had access to new equipment, since the merger with Hampshire, to become Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue.
Teams from the mainland have been brought to the Island to provide cover, meanwhile.
By Ryde Fire Station.
Ryde Fire Station is at the farm this morning (Tuesday), while Freshwater and Newport fire crews were there overnight.
East Cowes Fire Station has also posted on Twitter to confirm it was called to the farm to provide relief to those on site.
Yesterday evening (Monday), smoke was still visible, more than eight hours after firefighters started their task fo fighting the flames.
Roads are closed in the Ashey area and local residents have been asked to keep their windows closed.
A spokesperson for Ryde Fire Station said: "Since combining and becoming Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue, we now have access to equipment previously unavailable to us on the Island.
"A Manitou telehandler is helping to dismantle the hay stack and fully extinguish the fire.
"Previously, we did this mostly by hand."
🚒Two crews remain on the scene of the Ryde barn fire this morning.
— Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service (@HantsIOW_fire) August 31, 2021
Firefighters continue to dampen down the affected straw and hay using jets and hose reels, whilst monitoring for further hotspots.
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