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Firefighters tackle field blaze with farmer's help

News imageEssex County Fire & Rescue Service A stubble field which has a red and yellow fire engine on the left and a green tractor with large black wheels with yellow hubs on the right. In between is a blackened stretch of stubble, still slightly smoking, and beyond that are trees and a cloudy sky.Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
The fire had reached a neighbouring field, but fire crews and a farmer worked together to put it out

Crews from four stations helped prevent a rapidly-spreading field fire from reaching farm buildings.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the blaze at Great Maplestead, north of Halstead, at about 16:30 BST.

A farmer worked alongside the crews to put it out. They came from stations in Long Melford and Sudbury in Suffolk, as well as Halstead and Harlow.

Station manager Lee Hurst thanked the quick-acting farmer, who he said "put an effective fire break in, which meant we were able to get the fire under control quickly".

News imageEssex County Fire & Rescue Service The yellow and red back view of a fire engine, with its tyre tracks crossing a blackened field of stubble. Smoke has greyed out the image as it billows across the field.Essex County Fire & Rescue Service
Their joint efforts prevented the blaze from reaching farm buildings

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