Large fire likely caused by combustion of 'unfit' hay bale

Large fire likely caused by combustion of 'unfit' hay bale

Andrew Quigley is devastated by the blaze. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS Internal combustion in a hay bale is suspected to have caused a large fire in Canterbury last week.

Ancient law requires a bale of straw to hang from Charing Cross rail bridge

The scaffolding surrounding the Charing Cross railway bridge has received an addition – two bales of hay/straw – because an ancient law requires it. The law requires a bale of straw to be hung from a bridge as a warning to mariners whenever the height between the river and the bridge’s arches is reduced, as it is at Charing Cross at the moment. According to the Port of London Thames Byelaws, Clause 36.2, a bale of straw has to be placed under Lo…