Fire crews from Bourne and Market Deeping called to field fire after straw catches alight

Two crews have extinguished a field fire.

Firefighters from Bourne and Market Deeping were aclled to a field on Spalding Road, Bourne, after around 100m of straw was alight.

“Bourne Fire Station and Market Deeping Fire Station attended reports of a field fire on Spalding Road, Bourne,” a Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue statement read.

“This is approximately 100m of straw well alight, Fire and Rescue using beaters to extinguish.”

The incident occurred around 3.55pm this afternoon.