A field fire in Oxfordshire spread to 30 acres of land this afternoon after a combine harvester set alight.
Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue was called at 2.25pm after a combine harvester caught fire and spread to a field near Wallingford.
Three fire crews from Wallingford, Didcot and Henley attended the fire at Lonesome Farm Cottages, Crowmarsh Gifford, as well as one from Berkshire Fire and Rescue.
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High pressure hose reels were used to tackle the fire.
Two of the fire engines from Henley and Wallingford remained on site and were damping down the area at 4.34pm, a spokesman for Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said.
Residents reported hearing a loud bang before seeing thick, black smoke.
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