More than 200 straw bales on fire near Springfield in Fife

More than 200 straw bales were on fire at farmland near Springfield in Fife.

Firefighters from Cupar tackled the fire overnight on Main Street just off the A91 on Friday.

The alarm was initially raised shortly after 8pm on Friday.

Crews spent over 10 hours at the scene as they dealt with the incident.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that over 200 compacted straw bales were ablaze.

Two appliances from Cupar were initially in attendance and a third appliance later arrived from a neighbouring station.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received reports of compacted straw bales alight near Springfield just after 8:10pm on Friday.

“Appliances then confirmed that over 200 compacted straw bales were on fire.

“We received the stop message at 6:20am on Saturday.

“In total, three appliances were in attendance.”

The road was closed off while fire crews dealt with the blaze.

Police Scotland has been approached for comment.