A 'FAST-SPREADING' fire was tackled by crews.
Four hectares of straw caught fire in Upton Warren, near Bromsgrove, with resources from Evesham, Bromsgrove, Droitwich and Bewdley all called to tackle the blaze.
The fire service were called at 9.09pm last night, and used five hose reels, beaters and a thermal image camera to put out the blaze.
A water carrier from Evesham and an off-road vehicle from Bewdley were also used.
1/2 21:09 #Upton Warren. Fast-spreading fire inv four hectares of straw stubble. Two x @HWFireBGrove crews, two x HWFireDroitwich used five
— HWFireControl (@HWFireControl) July 19, 2017
2/2 hose reels, beaters, thermal image camera. Off-road vehicle from @HWFireBewdley, water-carrier from @HWFireEvesham also attended.
— HWFireControl (@HWFireControl) July 19, 2017
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