Fire destroys Bartonsham Farm Dairies lorry in Hereford

Emergency services closed the A465 Aylestone Hill, near the colleges, for almost three hours on Tuesday (March 21) to tackle the Bartonsham Farm Dairy lorry fire.

Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service was called at 12.24pm, and sent three crews from Hereford and Fownhope.

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They used breathing apparatus and hose reel jets to put the fire out, before using a thermal imaging camera to check for hot spots.

West Midlands Ambulance Service and West Mercia Police was also called, but it is not believed anyone was injured.

The lorry fire on Aylestone Hill closed the A465 for more than two hours. Picture: Gino Beaumont

Firefighters tackle the lorry fire, which left a plume of black smoke rising into the air. Picture: Gino Beaumont

Flames engulfed the cab of the Bartonsham Farm Dairies lorry. Picture: Gino Beaumont

Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service and West Midlands Ambulance Service were at the scene, near the Hereford colleges. Picture: Gino Beaumont

The lorry's cab was destroyed. Picture: Danielson Wilde

Firefighters tackling the A465 Aylestone Hill Bartonsham Farm Dairies lorry fire. Picture: Joseph Richards

The Bartonsham Farm Dairies lorry before the fire started on the A465 Aylestone Hill. Picture: Jack Bevan