Posted: 17:57 on July 27, 2022
Updated: 19:04, July 27, 2022
Firefighters are battling a blaze that has broken out in a field in mid-Suffolk.
Five crews from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were sent to the scene on land off Church Road, Stowupland, just after 4.15pm on Wednesday.
Engines from Leiston, Needham Market, Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Elmswell stations attended.
The fire broke out just after 4:00 p.m. – Credit: Archant
A fire service spokesman said the fire was about 100 meters by 300 meters in size in a field.
Alex Smith, station manager at Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, said: “Two appliances were initially mobilized. Upon arrival, they realized the fire could spread, so they set up four pumps and called for a water tanker.
“Crews worked hard to prevent the spread of the standing crop and, working with the owner and farmer, prevented the spread. Unfortunately, there was a slight spread of up to 1400 tons of mud. The incident is now under control.”
The suspension notice was sent at 6.29pm.
It is the latest wildfire to break out in Suffolk in recent weeks, with the fire service declaring a major incident last Tuesday after being called out almost 50 times.
On Sunday, Suffolk firefighters were called to field fires in Burgate and Knodishall.
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