Sixty tonnes of straw, a barn, a lorry and a baler were all destroyed in a devastating farm blaze on Sunday.
Six different fire crews were called to Hatches Lane in the Hughenden Valley just after 2pm on May 17 amid reports of a huge fire.
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Residents nearby were urged to keep their windows shut because of a plume of smoke from the fire, which destroyed 60 tonnes of straw, a lorry parked nearby, a baler and the barn the straw was in.
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Two of the fire crews were from High Wycombe, one from Amersham, two from Aylesbury and one from Maidenhead - and they were assisted by two fire officers.
Firefighters were still damping down the fire overnight, with relief crews taking over at 6.30pm, 11.30pm and 4.30am this morning.
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