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Barn destroyed in blaze

Dozens of firefighters tackled an overnight barn blaze in Newtown, Powys.

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Crews were alerted at around 11.30pm yesterday night and worked into the early hours of this morning to extinguish the blaze.

The barn, at Cedar Cottage, which measured 50 by 35 metres, was destroyed.

Firefighters used four hose reel jets and a thermal imaging camera.

A spokeswoman for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire was accidental.

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