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Firefighters tackled four farm fires in just two days across North Yorkshire

One incident involved a barn fire in the Yorkshire Dales which was caused by an electrical fence battery unit

Chris Brayford
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Huntington and Acomb firefighters said 80 hay bales were on fire in the village of Sutton-on-the-Forest in York on Tuesday (July 25)
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Huntington and Acomb firefighters said 80 hay bales were on fire in the village of Sutton-on-the-Forest in York on Tuesday (July 25)

Firefighters have been called out to four incidents on farms in just two days across North Yorkshire. Crews from North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS) have tackled fires including hay bales,...

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