Posted: July 27, 2022 at 5:57 p.m
Updated: 27:40 on 27 July 2022
Firefighters tackled a blaze that broke out in a field in mid-Suffolk.
Five crews from Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service were sent to the scene at the ground in Church Road, Stowupland, shortly after 4.15pm on Wednesday.
Engines from Leiston, Needham Market, Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Elmswell stations attended.
The fire broke out shortly after 4pm – Credit: Archant
A fire service spokesman said the fire measured about 100m by 300m in a field.
Alex Smith, station manager at Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service, said: “Initially two appliances were called in. On arrival they realized the fire could spread so they put four bombs and they asked for a water carrier.
“Crews worked hard to prevent the spread to the standing crop and, working with the owner and farmer, prevented the spread. Unfortunately, there was a slight spread to a 1,400-tonne mud pile. The incident it’s under control now.”
The stop message was sent at 6:29 p.m.
It is the latest bushfire to break out in Suffolk in recent weeks, with the fire service declaring it a major incident last Tuesday after being reported almost 50 times.
Suffolk firefighters were called to fires in Burgate and Knodishall fields on Sunday.