In addition to problems it has already been experiencing at its sewage treatment plant, Broad Top City Borough officials must deal with the plant freezing up due to extreme cold
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A local man has since pleaded guilty to arson. Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Stratton and Westlea fire crews raced to the scene at Warren Farm on Saturday night. Around five tonnes of baled straw was ablaze, with 200kgs of ammonium nitrate fertiliser close by in danger from the heat.
Credit: Royal Wootton Bassett Fire Station A spokesman for Royal Wootton Bassett fire station said: “We were called out at 8.46pm to a barn fire in Wroughton. We used water carrier supplying pumps from other nearby stations to extinguish the flames.” Police later arrested Matthew Robley, 27, of Manor Close, Wroughton, who was charged with arson. He pleaded guilty at Swindon Magistrates Court on Monday, when he was released on conditional bail.