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Thousands of bales destroyed in St Arnaud hay shed fire
Nearly 5,000 bales of hay have been destroyed and a production shed plant narrowly escaped serious damage in a fire in western Victoria.
Key points:
- Almost 5,000 bales are destroyed in the shed fire in St Arnaud
- Production is halted but company says contracts will be honoured
- The cause of the fire is still under investigation
The blaze started at the Gilmac processing facility in St Arnaud on Sunday.
Mark Heaslip, the company’s operations manager for eastern Australia, said the shed would be demolished and rebuilt.
“The shed collapsed in a few spots but not completely. We’ll have to wait until it burns down and we can start demolishing it,” he said.
“Everything is insured so we will get it knocked down, cleared and put a new shed…
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