Fire destroys Netherton farm shop

Fire crews were called to a blaze at a farm shop and restaurant close to Huddersfield on Monday but despite working through the night, were helpless to prevent the building from being destroyed.

The huge fire happened at Hinchcliffe’s Farm Shop, at Sunnyside Farm, Netherton, which had won numerous awards for its butchery products, and took around 90 firefighters to tackle the fire.

A statement was released on the company’s website which read:

“We are devastated to announce that at around 10pm last night a huge fire wiped out the shop, the restaurant, store room and offices.

“Clearly as the site is currently in ruin, trading in the restaurant, farm shop and butchery will be halted until further notice.”

The majority of the animals on the farm site were saved by fire crews from the local area, including representatives from Holmfirth, Hunslet, Batley, Huddersfield, Meltham, Marsden, Brighouse and Morley, who managed to prevent the fire from spreading to the sheds where the animals were kept.

Police had to close a number of roads in the vicinity as water was pumped from hydrants as well as the River Holme.

The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service commenting on the incident revealed that the cause of the fire was still unknown and that an investigation is now underway.