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Firefighters were called to a barn in east Devon after a huge pile of chicken poo caught on fire.

One fire engine from Middlemoor, one from Topsham and a water carrier from Torquay responded to the incident in Clyst St George, which happened at around 8pm on Friday evening.

A spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said 40 tonnes of chicken manure had been stored in the barn.

On attendance the officer in charge confirmed that the manure was smouldering inside the barn on Woodbury Road.

The farmer helped the fire crews by using his loader to remove the poo from the barn into the open air.

The crew then stopped the fire from spreading further by using one horse real jet.

The barn was due to be revisited by the local fire station in the early hours of this morning - Saturday, August 24.

Manure combusting is more common in hotter places in Europe, such as Spain, but it is not unheard of in England.

There have been a host of similar incidents at farms across the country, which has caused a stink for the farmers.