Firefighters race to combine harvester blaze in Dorset

FIREFIGHTERS raced to a combine harvester which was on fire yesterday evening.

Crews from Maiden Newton and Bridport were called to tackle a combine harvester on fire in Wynford Eagle at 6.28pm on Monday, August 29.

The fire was extinguished using hose reel jets.

A spokesman for Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We received a call at 6.28pm yesterday evening about a large vehicle fire in Wynford Eagle. Crews from Maiden Newton and Bridport attended the incident which involved a combine harvester alight on arrival.