Fire in the open – Soham - East Cambs

27/05/2023 6.30PM

At 6.30pm on Saturday (27) crews were called to a fire on Long Dolver Drove in Soham.  

Crews from Manea, along with the water carrier from Ramsey and a crew from Newmarket in Suffolk, attended the incident.  

Firefighters arrived to find a well-developed fire involving around 80/100 tonnes of straw and manure. Working with a farmer the extinguished the fire using hose reels and maintained a presence throughout the weekend to ensure the area was safe.  

The cause of the fire was accidental.