Ablaze Again

On Saturday on our walk we came across the remains of a stack of elephant grass that had been destroyed by fire.

Well today we spotted a huge plume of smoke from the scene and went to investigate - and discovered it on fire again.

This time the farmer was in attendance - he had spotted it too!

He told me that the crop of biofuel was intended for Drax power station and that they had begun to collect it on Friday - following a fire at a nearby farm which destroyed another stack. Then during the night of Friday / Saturday the blaze was spotted when they were making one of their checks on their sheep / lambs.

Fire brigade were called and they put it out (mostly it would appear)- and confirmed it was arson as the outside of the stack burnt first.

Farmer says that next year he will get the crop lifted straight to Drax after harvest.