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Crews fight deliberate bales fire in field

News imageCambs Fire and Rescue Bales in a field are on fire. The image is taken at dusk and the sunset can be seen through smoke in the distance. To the left is a fire engine and a firefighter is working close to it, to put out the flames from one of the bale sites.Cambs Fire and Rescue
Several bales were set on fire in the field

Fire crews worked into the night to bring a blaze in a field under control which had been started deliberately.

The fire was reported in the field on Biggin Lane in Ramsey at about 16:50 BST on Sunday.

Crews from Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service found several bales on fire and spent until about 00:00 ensuring the flames did not spread to other parts of the field.

The incident was being treated as arson and anyone with information about it was urged to contact police.

News imageCambs Fire and Rescue Bales can be seen on fire in a field. A firefighter is in the distance working to put out one of three fires in this photo.Cambs Fire and Rescue
Crews worked for several hours to stop the fire from spreading

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