Telehandler catches fire on farm in Affpuddle Dorchester

The fire service was called with reports of the machine on fire in the Affpuddle area at 8.45am.

Fire crews from Dorchester, Wareham and Poole were sent.

They found a telehandler on fire that had been moving bales.

Working fast, they extinguished the fire using hose reel jets.

Sharing photos of the incident to Facebook, Wareham Fire Station posted: "Fire Call 8:45am. One fire engine was sent to Affpuddle to a tractor fire.