A fire broke out in a pig barn in Shepton Montague late on Saturday night (March 8), prompting a response from multiple fire crews.

Fire Control received a call at 11.49pm, reporting that the barn, measuring approximately 15m by 5m, was “well alight.” Fire engines from Wincanton and Castle Cary, along with a water carrier from Yeovil, were mobilised to the scene.

The barn housed pigs and piglets, but they had been safely removed before the arrival of firefighters. The structure was also believed to contain three small vehicles, which were involved in the fire.

The crews got to work attempting to extinguish the fire using breathing apparatus and hose reel jets.

The fire was successfully extinguished a short while after the crews arrived using a total of four breathing apparatus wearers, two hose reel jets and drag forks.

A thermal imaging camera was used to check for any hotspots. All three vehicles involved in the fire sustained serious fire damage and the roof of the barn sustained some structural damage.