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Straw stack fire hits poultry bedding business

Chloe RyanBy Chloe RyanSeptember 1, 20212 Mins Read
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Poultry bedding manufacturer Sundown Products was victim to a large straw stack fire that took hold on the morning of Tuesday 31 August 2021, in a field just south of the A14, near Thrapston, Northamptonshire. The company has reassured customers that bedding supplies will be unaffected.
The stack contained around 600 large straw bales and weighed around 300 tonnes. Sundown’s baling team had only completed the stack on Saturday 28 August, and it had been due to be moved within the next few days due to its highly visible location and proximity to local footpaths.
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service was called at 7.20am after smoke was seen from the A14 and appliances from Thrapston, Kettering and Rushden attended the scene.
The stack of 600 bales represents around one and a half to two days-worth of production at Sundown’s manufacturing facility.
David Cubitt, director at Sundown Products said: “A straw stack fire is always very upsetting, and even though the straw was insured it’s so frustrating for our team who have worked so hard this harvest to bale our straw from local farmers.
“We are grateful that nobody was hurt and extend our thanks to those that reported the fire and the Thrapston, Kettering and Rushden fire crews that worked quickly to extinguish it and prevent the fire from spreading. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.
“Although it looked like a large stack, it was quite a small amount of bales for our production facility. Our customers can be reassured that supplies of our poultry bedding products are unaffected and bedding deliveries are continuing as normal.”
 

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Chloe Ryan

Editor of Poultry Business, Chloe has spent the past decade writing about the food industry from farming, through manufacturing, retail and foodservice. When not working, dog walking and reading biographies are her favourite hobbies.

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