Huge plume of smoke visible for miles as firefighters tackle Angus field blaze By Reporter June 5 2018, 5.49pm Updated: June 5 2018, 5.52pm The straw fire near Forfar [[title]] [[text]] An error occurred. Please try again. [[success]] Email address Sign up Columns of smoke were visible for miles as firefighters raced to a field fire near Forfar on Tuesday. The blaze was reported at about 1.50pm, with emergency services arriving to find a large area of straw ablaze across a 984ft front. One hose reel and beaters were used to extinguish the fire. The incident was dealt with shortly before 4pm. There were no casualties reported, and the cause of the fire is unknown at present. Already a subscriber? Sign in [[title]] [[text]] Close More from The Courier Devastation after homes damaged following caravan blaze at Kennoway housing estate Fire crews battle blaze near homes as plumes of smoke billow over Cardenden Three torched cars in Dundee field spark fire-raising investigation Firefighters called to Kirkcaldy street to tackle ‘large bonfire’
