Six crews called to barn fire in Middleton. Photo Rob Archer. (Image: Rob Archer)
SIX fire engines were called to tackle a barn fire last night (Sunday).
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said were called out at 6.22pm after reports of a fire in Middleton, near Pickering.
A spokesman for the service said: "Crews from Malton, Helmsley, Sherburn and Scarborough along with water bowsers from Tadcaster and Boroughbridge attended a fire to a barn adjoining two further barns and adjacent to residential property.
"Crews created a water curtain to protect adjacent properties whilst they fought the fire to the barn using hose reel jets."
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