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Cause
The cause of the fire is not known at this stage.
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Crews still at the scene
It has just been confirmed by North Wales Fire that crews are STILL at the scene. The fire has been raging for more than four hours now.
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Video of fire
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Hay bale fire
Those cows are getting a glimpse of what may be the future for some of them...
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More than 1,000 bales in the fire
A statement from North Wales Fire & Rescue said:
“North Wales Fire and Rescue Service received a call at 12.45pm today (Wednesday 26th October).“1,200 hay bales are involved in the incident and crews are currently using four covering jets to protect a further 300 bales.”
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New picture
Massive hay bale fire continues to rage, pic by @Rhianelizabett#Wrexham dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wal…
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400 bales of hay ablaze
The current estimate is 400 bales of hay ablaze. Two crews are at the scene.
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Police blocking road
These are just coming through now
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Road closure
Hoseley Lane has been closed between Marford Hill and Borras Hall Lane and is likely to remain shut for the rest of the day.
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Picture of blaze
Here’s the first picture of the hundreds of hay bales on fire
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Firefighters still tackling blaze
The hay bales are well alight. I’ll be bringing you a picture from the scene soon.
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Road closure
The road has been closed from Marford Hill to Borras Hall Lane. It doesn’t seem to be causing major traffic delays.
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Road closed for about a mile
Reporter Steve Bagnall says that Hoseley Lane is closed about a mile away from the fire.
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Ambulance not called
The ambulance service tell me that they have not been called to the scene so it appears nobody has been hurt.
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Heavy smoke in the area
Police say the fire is causing visibility problems.
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Reporter heading to the scene
Our man Steve Bagnall is heading to the scene now and will be there shortly.
SARAH HODGSON
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Up to 400 bales of hay on fire
The fire service tells me there are 300-400 bales of hay on fire.
A North Wales Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “We are currently in attendance at a fire on Hoseley Lane in Marford, Wrexham. We have two appliances on the scene - from Wrexham and Mold - and an environmental protection unit from Wrexham. We also have a fire officer on the scene. We believe there are 300-400 bales of hay on fire. We were called at 12.45pm.”
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Environmental Protection Unit on the scene
The fire service tell me that as well as crews from Wrexham and Mold they also have an environmental protection unit on the scene and a fire officer.
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Live: Fire in Wrexham
Firefighters are tackling a huge blaze in Wrexham.
Up to 400 bales of hay are on fire on Hoseley Lane in Marford.
Two crews were called to the scene at 12.45pm and remain on the scene.
The road has been closed.
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