Paul a volunteer fire fighter was at the farm and Rien asked him to check the hay we decided to call 911
We're listening to the dispatcher on Paul's radio
There they come
The fire chief checks out the situation
Filling up the makeshift pool with water from the pump truck
With all the hoses at the ready, Rien is pulling out the 15 or so hot bales
When they took off their warm fire clothing we assumed there was not going to be a fire. The guy with the heat gun said the hay was 200C another day or 2 and it could have been real hot
Cleaning up the hoses again
Thanks to the Palmerston Fire department 
4 comments:
That's more than enough excitement for one day! Glad everything turned out alright.
daar kwamen jullie goed weg!!!
Arie en Nel + fam
Oh my. Is that something that happens easily or is it more a rarity in a barn? How were you alerted to it? Spontaneous combustion can be a scary thing. Yikes! x
Rien checks the hay regularly. Most bales were baled in the evening a few weeks ago and they were fine. It got to late and they had to start early due to the threat of rain so Rien looked at these later bales a lot more often. By the way the rain started when the last bale came out. Usually the most dangerous time is a few weeks after baling. The fire truck go out for hot hay a few times every year.
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