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Combine fire destroys fields and causes power cut

News imageEssex County Fire & Rescue Service A close-up of a burnt out combine harvester. Its main body is blackened, its front wheel burnt to the rim. It is sitting in blackened field stubble. To the left is a firefighter looking at a flatbed fire service lorry, in red and yellow fire service livery, which is just beyond the combine. Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
Firefighters from Brentwood, Chelmsford, Ingatestone, Ongar, Corringham, Stansted, Burnham and Witham helped prevent the spread of the fire

Firefighters from eight stations tackled a blaze at a farm which began in a combine harvester and affected a gas main and high-voltage power cables.

Crews were called to Mountnessing Lane, Doddinghurst, near Brentwood, at about 17:05 BST to find the machine alight, with flames spreading across three fields.

An Essex County Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said it used specialist off-road vehicles, a drone and backpack sprayers.

The fire was brought under control by about 20:10. Some residents were affected by power cuts which lasted until about 02:50, according to UK Power Networks.

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