Firefighters have been tackling a huge fire at a farm overnight where 100,000 tonnes of woods and trees were ablaze. The fire at Bentley Hall Farm in Ainsworth was already raging when firefighters arrived at 9.25pm on Tuesday evening.
Around 40 firefighters were called to the scene from across Greater Manchester as the flames spread at 'a rate of knots', according to Bury Fire Station bosses.
It was a 'race' to stop the fire from reaching barns holding animals, as the blaze was already bringing down buildings at the site.
Firefighters are still at the scene this morning as they continue to dampen the area and investigate the cause. Bury Fire Station Watch Manager Stephen Wilcock told the Manchester Evening News : "When we turned up it was
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