Overview
- A gas canister ignited and exploded around 1pm Saturday at Moseley Hall Farm’s Lambing Shed in Knutsford during a fundraising ‘Big Machine’ event for the North West Air Ambulance.
- Cheshire Police said five people were treated by paramedics at the scene and taken to hospital as a precaution, with injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.
- The Lambing Shed said the incident involved its food truck and reported four injured team members, with Metro reporting four of the five hurt were staff.
- Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said the fire involving a gas cylinder was extinguished as police and ambulance crews supported a multi‑agency response.
- Sunday’s event was cancelled and the cafe and farm shop will close for the day as the business supports those injured and cooperates with investigators.