Major blaze at piggery

Posted on November 14, 1958

One of the biggest fires in the district broke out at the Rye Piggeries, Eaton Bray earlier this week.

A farm building, used as a straw store and garage, was burnt out and 20 tons of straw were severly damaged.

Twenty firemen from Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard fought the blaze throughout the night to stop is spreading to nearby buildings.

Source: Dunstable Gazette, 14 November 1958