Fire fighters continue to dampen hot spots following massive Ashburton fire

December 5, 2017

Firefighters are still working on dampening hot spots before the fire can be fully extinguished.

Firefighters continue to work to fully extinguish a fire that ripped through a large seed shed in Ashburton last night. 

Three firefighters suffered minor burns and were treated in hospital.

Once has since been released. 

Fire rips through shed in Ashburton

Two crews remained this morning to dampen down hot spots and control the burn inside. 

Assistant area commander Mike Johns said the fire was “sizeable,” and “not seen very often”.

He said getting enough water was a major issue.

"We had to tap into farm irrigation supplies." 

Mr Johns said it was a matter of surrounding the fire and stopping it from spreading. 

This afternoon, a digger will be brought in to remove the stock feed and continue to dampen hot spots. 

The fire occurred at SealesWinslow, an animal feed manufacturer in the Ashburton District of Winslow. 

Fire rips through shed in Ashburton

Firefighters were called to the scene at 7.40pm last night and 19 trucks attended the fire, with about 50 firefighters in the field. 

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