Firefighters called to field blaze
A STRAW field in Blandford caught fire this afternoon.
Two fire engines from Blandford and Bere Regis and two landrovers attended the incident off the A350.
A spokesperson for Dorset Fire and Rescue Service said the incident involved 25 hectares of cut straw.
The farmer helped firefighters to put the blaze out by cultivating the field.
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