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Cornwall barn fire blamed on steam cleaner

BBC Published Jun 8, 2010 Reviewed Jul 1, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors
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Six fire engines were called out to the barn fire at Probus.
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The fire was at Probus near Truro at about 1800 BST on Monday.
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The last crews left the scene at 2200 BST.
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No-one was injured.
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Firefighters believe a large barn fire in Cornwall was started by a faulty steam cleaner.

Crews in six fire engines from across mid-Cornwall were called to the barn at Probus near Truro at about 1800 BST on Monday.

The fire is believed to have been started by an electrical fault in a machine used for cleaning the barn after milking.

The last crews left the scene at 2200 BST. No-one was injured.

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