Kirkby: Fire crews take on blaze as combine harvester and two fields catch fire
Firefighters battled a blaze in Kirkby yesterday in which two fields of hay bales and a combine harvester caught fire.
Fire crews arrived at the scene on Lowmoor Road at around 5pm yesterday afternoon (Monday, July 25).
A combine harverster was on fire along with two fields of bailed crops.
One hose reel and two jets were used to extinguish the blaze which was out by 6pm.
A man suffering from smoke inhalation was left in the care of the ambulance service, but was not thought to be seriously hurt.