Fire in the open – Holme - Huntingdonshire

20/08/2022 1.39PM

At 1.39pm on Saturday (20) crews were called to a fire on Pingle Bank in Holme.  

More than 30 firefighters, including crews from Stanground, Dogsthorpe, Huntingdon, the Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade, Chatteris and Ramsey, along with the north roaming fire engine, attended the incident.  

Firefighters arrived to find a well-developed fire. The first crew to arrive called for additional fire engines and a water carrier as the fire had quickly spread to involve an entire farm building and surrounding grassland. The crews worked hard to tackle the blaze using jets and hose reels. By 3.45pm the fire was under control and some of the fire engines were able to return to their stations.  

Crews remained at the scene dealing with small areas of fire and dampening down until around 9pm when the last crew left.  

The cause of the fire was believed to be deliberate.