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Crews spend four hours tackling crop field fires near Cupar

By James Simpson

August 9 2022, 5:24pm

Firefighters were called to the blaze shortly after 3pm. Image: Fife Jammer Locations.

Crews spent four hours tackling fires affecting crop fields and farm machinery in Fife.

Emergency services from across the kingdom were sent to tackle the blazes in three fields to the west of Newbigging of Ceres Farm, near Cupar.

The alarm was raised at around 3.10pm on Tuesday.

Plumes of smoke were visible from as far away as Monifieth.

Crews from across Fife tackle field fires

It is understood the fires damaged crops with farmers seen trying to move hay bales from the fields.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received a call at 3.10pm to an incident at Ceres.

“The fires were in the fields to the west of Newbigging of Ceres Farm.

“The fires took place in three fields. There are 24 acres per field which led to the spread to the fires, with the weather not helping.

“We had four fire engines at the site. The heavy smoke logging was affecting the B940 road south of Pitscottie and police were asked to attend.

“Services returned to their stations at around 7pm.”