A BARN housing pigs and piglets near Wincanton caught on fire on Saturday (March 8).

Luckily, the animals were taken to safety before the fire spread throughout the barn.

The barn, found in the area of Shepton Montague, was well alight when fire engines from Wincanton and Castle Cary were mobilised along with a water carrier from Yeovil at around 11.49pm.

It is believed that the barn also contained three vehicles that were reported to be involved in the fire.

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A Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue spokesperson said: “The crews got to work attempting to extinguish the fire using breathing apparatus and hose reel jets.

“The fire was successfully extinguished a short while after the crews arrived using a total of four breathing apparatus wearers, two hose reel jets and drag forks.

“A thermal imaging camera was used to check for any hotspots.

“All three vehicles involved in the fire sustained serious fire damage and the roof of the barn sustained some structural damage.”