Crop fire in Kings Ripton
Published:
4:07 PM August 1, 2018
Updated:
4:32 PM November 1, 2020
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue appliance. Picture: Steve Williams. - Credit: Archant
Fire-fighters have been called to a crop fire in a field near Kings Ripton.
Two crews from Huntingdon, one crew from Whittlesey, and one crew from St Neots and a water carrier from Bedfordshire were called to a combine harvest and crop fire in a field near the B1090.
Crews arrived at around 3pm this afternoon to find approximately 10 acres of crop stubble alight.
Fire-fighters are currently working in sections to extinguish the fire and Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue service has said that ‘good’ progress is being made.
