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Firefighters tackle 30-acre field fire in Redlynch

FIRE spread through 30 acres in a field of barley on Sunday afternoon (July 2).

Firefighters from Wilton, Salisbury, Cranborne, Verwood, and three crews from Hampshire were called to the blaze, in a field in Langley Lane, Redlynch, at around 1.50pm.

A spokesperson from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “It was believed the fire started with a combine harvester and spread through a field of barley, seeing approximately 30 acres well alight.”

The crews were at the scene for a number of hours tackling the blaze.

The damage was caught on camera by Salisbury firefighters. Picture: Salisbury Fire Station

The damage was caught on camera by Salisbury firefighters. Picture: Salisbury Fire Station

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