Firefighters extinguish unattended intentional burning at a farmer's field in Congleton

By Tom Avery 28th Sep 2020

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Local News by Tom Avery 28th Sep 2020

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An intentional burning at a farmer's field in Congleton which was left unattended had to be extinguished by firefighters.

At around 2:50pm yesterday (Sunday) firefighters were called to reports of a fire in a field in Lomas Way, Congleton. One fire engine from Macclesfield attended.

On arrival the crew found a fire involving three bales of straw in a farmer's field.

A Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "It was a case of intentional burning that had been left unattended."

Firefighters extinguished the fire with a hose reel jet and then damped the area down to make it safe.

They were in attendance for around 40 minutes.

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