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Farm blaze causes thousands of pounds of damage

News imageCleveland Police Smoke rises into the air as farmland smolders. Two tractors are parked on the left-hand side of the image.Cleveland Police
Police described damage at the site in Loftus as "extensive"

An arson attack at a farm has caused thousands of pounds of damage, police say.

The fire broke out at Deepdale Farm, in Loftus, East Cleveland, between 17:30 BST and 18:00 BST on Monday.

Fire crews stayed at the scene into Tuesday in order to extinguish it completely.

Cleveland Police said no-one was injured and appealed for anyone with information to contact the force.

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