FIRE CREWS from Thame worked in shifts for over 24 hours over the weekend, to finally put out a large fire on the pig farm opposite Thame Leisure Centre over the weekend.
The emergency services were called to the incident just after midnight on Saturday night (13/10), which is believed to have been started deliberately.
Over 20,000 tonnes of straw, meant destined to provide bedding for the field of pigs over the winter, are believed to have been destroyed.
The operation involved moving pigs away from the scene and using electric fences to keep them safe while firecrews fought the blaze. Long after the initial fire was brought under control, the officers had to remain at the scene to continually dampen down the smouldering hay that remained and put out smaller fires that continually errupted.
The Oxford Road remained closed to traffic until the straw had been thoroughly raked through and the fire fully extinguished.
Thame Station Officer, Andy Ford, said: “This was a very time-consuming and costly operation. The police are conducting an on-going investigation into the ignition of the fire.”
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