A farmer has told how he had to rescue his cattle when a huge Dutch barn went up in flames.
Fire crews from across west Suffolk were dispatched after the blaze was reported in Hinderclay, near Diss, in the early hours of Monday morning.
The barn in Pear Tree farm in Chapel Road contained a tractor, a combine harvester and 500 tonnes of straw.
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