Second field fire in Lavant

Firefighters are responding to the second field fire in Chilgrove Road, Lavant, in two days.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Jul 2018, 17:43 BST
Updated 24th Jul 2018, 17:44 BST

Three fire engines were sent to reports of a fire at a standing crop in Chilgrove Road, Lavant at 2.40pm today.

A spokesman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue service confirmed the fire has been contained to two bales and two square metres of field.

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He added: “A damping down operation is now taking place, and is currently being scaled down to one engine and a light 4x4 tender vehicle.”

It follows a field fire that destroyed 35 acres of standing crops in Chilgrove Road yesterday.