Chicken coop and shed destroyed by fire near Ottery St Mary
Stock image of a Devon and Somerset Fire Engine. Picture courtesy of Harry Mitchell.
A chicken coop, shed and hedgerow have been destroyed in a fire near Ottery St Mary today.
Firefighters were called to Metcombe, near Tipton St John, at around 10.45am today after reports of a garden fire.
When firefighters arrived at the property the fire, involving a chicken coop and a hedgerow, had spread to a nearby shed.
Once firefighters extinguished the blaze using a hose reel jet and compressed air foam it was clear the fire was caused by accident.
The chicken coop, the shed and the hedgerow were completely 'destroyed' by the fire.
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