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Half-full hay shed catches fire Eight crews tackle hay shed fire
(about 2 hours later)
A large hay shed is on fire in the Ballymena area. Firefighters have spent much of Tuesday evening tackling a fire at a large hay shed in the Ballymena area.
The blaze at a farm on the Valley Road started at about 1800 GMT.
Don McKay of the Fire and Rescue service said a large quantity of water would be needed to extinguish the blaze.Don McKay of the Fire and Rescue service said a large quantity of water would be needed to extinguish the blaze.
"We have eight fire appliances at the scene and 42 firefighters which are dealing with the incident at present," he said."We have eight fire appliances at the scene and 42 firefighters which are dealing with the incident at present," he said.
The shed, on the Valley Road in Kells, is said to be half full of straw bales. The shed was said to be half full of straw bales and fire crews were worried the fire would spread to silage alongside it.