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Fire destroys 600 hay bales as police hunt for three arson suspects

byDaniel Jae Webb
29 July 2026 • 2.46pm
Fire destroys 600 hay bales as police hunt for three arson suspects
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Police are investigating after around 600 hay bales were destroyed in a suspected arson attack near Faringdon.

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The fire broke out at around 2pm on Sunday 19 July on Hinton Waldrist Road, towards the A420 in Oxfordshire – around ten miles east of Swindon.

Thames Valley Police said three men were seen running away from the area shortly after the blaze started.

The first suspect is described as a white man in his early twenties, around 5ft 10ins tall, of medium build, with fair hair. He was wearing a light blue shirt.

The second suspect is described as a white man in his early twenties, around 5ft 10ins tall, wearing a white T-shirt.

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Officers are asking anyone who was in the area at the time, particularly motorists with dashcam footage, to come forward.

Anyone with information can contact Thames Valley Police by calling 101 or reporting online, quoting reference 43260369950.


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