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Warnings issued of highly flammable ground following combine harvester fire near St Neots

A combine harvester along with nearly five acres of cut straw caught fire on Tuesday (June 30) with warnings about dry vegetation now issued

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 2 min read
Warnings issued of highly flammable ground following combine harvester fire near St Neots

At 8.15pm on Tuesday June 30, fire crews from Ampthill, Biggleswade, Harrold, Kempston and Sandy plus a crew from St Neots in Cambridgeshire attended a fire consisting of approximately two hectares of...

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