Moortsele: Heavy smoke development during hay fire

In the Vijverstraat in Moortsele, a fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in a batch of hay at the company of a contractor. There was heavy smoke development. The area was cleared of smoke around 12:30 p.m. A batch of hay had caught fire by spontaneous combustion. The fire service rushed to the spot to extinguish the fire. The damage was limited and there were no injuries.