A large fire involving 30 acres of cut straw had an accidental cause, according to the fire service. Crews were called to a field near Chipping Sodbury in South Gloucestershire after a combine harvester caught fire.
Avon Fire and Rescue Service said that crews were called at 12.11pm to Hall Lane in Horton. The blaze had been put out by 5pm.
Fire crews from six stations - Bath, Yate, Thornbury, Temple, Kingswood and Gloucestershire - were at the scene at one point. No injuries were reported, Avon Fire and Rescue Service confirmed.
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In a statement, the fire service said: "Crews from Bath, Yate, Kingswood, Temple, Thornbury, Portishead, Avonmouth and Southmead, supported by Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service, were called at 12:11 to reports of a combine harvester well alight.
"On arrival, crews found a combine harvester and 30 acres of cut straw alight. Firefighters used one high pressure hose reel, three 45mm jets, foam and a number of beaters to extinguish the blaze.
"The cause of the fire is thought to be accidental."
A heatwave is on the way for much of the UK, according to the Met Office, and Bristol could see temperatures as high as 35C later this week. Temperatures have been raising today already.
Over the weekend, a disposable barbecue is thought to have caused a blaze on the Downs while firefighters also battled a large grass fire in Southmead.
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