Ashford: Cattle moved to safety during large farm fire in Kent

Four fire engines are at the scene of the blaze in Ashford and people are advised to avoid the area.

Fire engines remain at the scene and people are advised to avoid the areaThe blaze, which engulfed agricultural barns and a large haystack in Main Road, Sellindge, near Ashford, started shortly before 22:00 BST on Wednesday.One person sustained a minor burn and was checked over by paramedic, they added.

A KFRS spokesman said: "In the early stages of the incident, firefighters worked with the farmer to move a large number of cattle to safety. "While good progress is being made at the scene, people living nearby are still advised to keep windows and doors closed due to smoke." The fire engulfed two open-sided barns and a large haystack, which was about 200m by 10m by 10m in size.

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