Firefighters have been praised after bringing a barn blaze near Mold under control.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service received a call shortly before 6.30pm reporting a barn ablaze in Forestry Road, Llanferres.

Six fire crews are currently at the scene - two from Deeside and one each from Ruthin, Buckley, Mold and Denbigh.

The Leader:

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Paul Scott, North Wales Fire and Rescue Service incident commander, said at the scene: "Crews were faced with a well developed barn fire on arrival.

"We have six fire engines in attendance, we are shuttling water from the village and have a one way system in place.

"The fire is now under control and I expect the crews to be here for some time.

The Leader:

"The crews have worked extremely hard and I am very proud of the way they have worked on a warm night to get a water supply to this to prevent any further spread of fire."