The fire in full swing at 18:22
A Fire at Valley Farm, Thrandeston, Suffolk - 24th June 2009
The Boy Phil texts on Wednesday night to say that a teleporter - not the sci-fi matter-transport device, but a bale-lifting tractor-type-thing - had caught fire and destroyed a large barn at Valley Farm. Thanks to being off for a few days looking after The Boy, Nosher heads over the following morning to have a look at the devastation. The first few photos in this set are contributed by The Boy Phil and show some of the actual event in progress.
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Smoke billows over the fields
The remains of the barn smoulder away
A fire engine on the drive
Only burnt timber uprights remain
More fire engines
Burned timbers
A fire engine blocks the lane
Firemen mill around in the wreckage
Fire hoses snake around over the farm
A view of the yard
A smouldering pile of corrugated iron
Steam and smoke drift away into the sunset
Collapsed corrugate iron
The road past Valley Farm is blocked
The remains of a tractor
Fred gets a look at the burned-out tractor
A destroyed tractor
Where the barn used to be
The remains of the barn, built in the 1960s
A collapsed roof
A nearby engine is covered in melted plastic
Stacks of destroyed chairs
A relatively-unscathed bolt sticks out from a burnt timber
The Boy Phil and The Boy Fred
The destroyed tractor
The remains of the Teleporter
The Boy Phil pokes around
We poke around some of the other sheds
More shed detritus
Another view across the yard
A random discarded drum kit
Phil inspects more damage
The Boy Phil inspects his prized safe - now wrecked
Uncle Mick roams around the ruins
A good view of the destruction
Back at Nosher's, the parsley harvest is in full swing
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The fire in full swing at 18:22
The fire in full swing at 18:22
Smoke billows over the fields
The remains of the barn smoulder away
A fire engine on the drive
Only burnt timber uprights remain
More fire engines
Burned timbers
A fire engine blocks the lane
Firemen mill around in the wreckage
Fire hoses snake around over the farm
A view of the yard
A smouldering pile of corrugated iron
Steam and smoke drift away into the sunset
Collapsed corrugate iron
The road past Valley Farm is blocked
The remains of a tractor
Fred gets a look at the burned-out tractor
A destroyed tractor
Where the barn used to be
The remains of the barn, built in the 1960s
A collapsed roof
A nearby engine is covered in melted plastic
Stacks of destroyed chairs
A relatively-unscathed bolt sticks out from a burnt timber
The Boy Phil and The Boy Fred
The destroyed tractor
The remains of the Teleporter
The Boy Phil pokes around
We poke around some of the other sheds
More shed detritus
Another view across the yard
A random discarded drum kit
Phil inspects more damage
The Boy Phil inspects his prized safe - now wrecked
Uncle Mick roams around the ruins
A good view of the destruction
Back at Nosher's, the parsley harvest is in full swing