AROUND 400 hay bales are said to have caught on fire during a blaze at a barn near Wrexham overnight.
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service say the incident took place in Bangor-on-Dee just before midnight last night (April 25).
Local residents took to community groups on Facebook to say that the fire could be seen from miles away.
Firefighters were still at the scene this morning tackling the blaze.
Luckily, nobody was injured during the incident, according to the fire service.
A spokesperson for North Wales Fire and Rescue Service added that the cause of the fire is not yet known, but an investigation is now underway.
They added: "We were called to a large barn fire at Hollybush Farm in Bangor-on-Dee last night at 11.56pm. Three appliances were sent to the scene where around 400 hay bales had caught fire."
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