Barn fire in Shipton Gorge, Burton Bradstock near Bridport

A barn near Bridport full of hay and machinery was totally destroyed in a fire on Friday night (April 1).

Fire crews from Bridport and Beaminster were mobilised just before midnight to reports of a barn on fire in Shipton Gorge, near Burton Bradstock.

Both Bridport's pumping appliances, the water carrier and Beaminster Fire Stations pump and light off-road vehicle attended.

On arrival they found a single-storey barn holding around 60 tonnes of hay and machinery well alight.

Crews isolated the electrics and fought the fire using main lines, small tools and a water shuttle - approximately 25,000 litres of water was needed to put the fire out.


The fire, which is currently being investigated, destroyed the barn and its contents.