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Community shocked as arsonists set 300 bales of hay on fire at farm

North Yorkshire Police's Jonathan Formstone said he had never encountered such loss to a property during his 10 years working in the force

Chris Brayford
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"The fire is now just a smouldering disaster for us and our neighbours who have been very upset by this awful incident. We have gone from a horrendous inferno to charred remains."
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"The fire is now just a smouldering disaster for us and our neighbours who have been very upset by this awful incident. We have gone from a horrendous inferno to charred remains."

An arson attack in North Yorkshire has left a farmer and the surrounding community in 'shock' after 300 bales of hay were set alight inside two barns. Moira Morley, who farms alongside her husband Darren...

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