THE risks of improper hay baling and/or storage have been underlined yet again by the CFA after multiple devastating haystack fires destroyed bales in separate parts of the state recently, including one near Caramut on Monday morning.

A fire in Coonooer West on Tuesday (Dec 10) claimed 1200 bales, a hayshed, and several pieces of machinery, while just last week a fire in Naring saw another 500 bales destroyed.