A FIRE broke out in a fire building in High Legh.

Firefighters found a quantity of hay well alight in a barn in Peacock Lane shortly after 4.30pm this afternoon.

Crews used a hose reel jet to extinguish the flames.

They removed the hay from the building and used a thermal imaging camera to check for any hotspots.

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Firefighters from Lymm and Greater Manchester were at the scene for around two hours.