Firefighters were called to a rural area to tackle an outbuilding blaze.
Crews from Alston, Penrith and Lazonby were called at around 3.05pm yesterday, Friday March 14, to Garrigill, near Alston.
There was a possibility of the roof collapsing and firefighters used jets externally to tackle the blaze.
Penrith Fire Station said: “Rural incidents like this pose challenges to crews. In this case, we were lucky to have a river running through the farm.
“Alston crew, with the assistance of the farmers, set up a portable pump to supply the water to the incident prior to our arrival.
“We were then able to get straight to work and also set up another pump to redirect fire water run off reducing contaminants entering the river.
“Crewing at our rural stations can be challenging and the Alston crew did an absolutely amazing job with minimal crew before Penrith and Lazonby could get there to support them.”
