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Three boys arrested over huge Sleaford straw blaze | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
Three boys have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed thousands of bales of straw near Sleaford in Lincolnshire. | |
The 24,000 straw bales were being stored for use at a nearby straw-fired power plant. | |
Fire engines remain at the scene and a section of the A16 is expected to remain closed until Monday evening. | |
The fire started in a field between Quarrington and Silk Willoughby at 18:00 BST on Sunday. | |
Two of the boys will be questioned about the fire "in due course" while the third has been questioned and released on bail, Lincolnshire Police said. | |
Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue advised people living nearby to keep their doors and windows closed to avoid smoke getting inside their homes. | |
BBC reporter Leigh Milner, who was at the scene on Monday morning, said: "A huge orange glow can be seen for miles around - a grey band of smoke is spreading across the sky and the fire is still burning furiously." | BBC reporter Leigh Milner, who was at the scene on Monday morning, said: "A huge orange glow can be seen for miles around - a grey band of smoke is spreading across the sky and the fire is still burning furiously." |
North Kesteven councillor Mark Allan said: "The straw is stockpiled and used at the straw-fired power station in Sleaford. | |
"The power station can't handle a large store of straw so this was the place chosen to store it. | "The power station can't handle a large store of straw so this was the place chosen to store it. |
"It is a very large stockpile of straw - I have always been concerned a large pile like that could be a fire hazard." | "It is a very large stockpile of straw - I have always been concerned a large pile like that could be a fire hazard." |