Large haystack fire started deliberately - police

Sammy Jenkins - BBC News, Wiltshire

21 August 2024 at 3:40 am·1-min read

A burning haystack in a field with smoke rising from it. There is a second undamaged haystack in the background — Wiltshire Police believe the fire was started deliberately [Wiltshire Police]

Police are appealing for witnesses following a large haystack fire, which they believe was started deliberately.

Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service crews were called out to Larkhill at about 13:50 BST on Tuesday to extinguish the flames.

Wiltshire Police said two people fled the scene as emergency services arrived.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police.

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