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Residents are advised to keep windows and doors shut

A fire has taken hold of a barn in a Northamptonshire village.

Firefighters were called to Middleton Cheney just after midnight today (Wednesday May 17).

Northamptonshire Fire & Rescue Service (NFRS) tweeted just after midnight: “Residents in Middleton Cheney and the surrounding villages of Overthorpe and Walkworth are advised to keep their windows and doors closed due to a large smoke plume following a barn fire.”

NFRS has been contacted for further comment on the incident.

More to follow.

Firefighters called to barn fire in Northamptonshire village in early hours