Fire in the open – Burwell - East Cambs

04/07/2025 3.17PM

At 3.17pm on Friday (4) crews were called to a fire on Reach Road in Burwell.  

Crews from Cambridge and Cottenham, along with the misting unit from Burwell and crews from Newmarket in Suffolk, attended the incident.  

Firefighters arrived to find a fire involving around four acres of standing crop. They extinguished the fire and returned to their stations by 5.15pm. 

The cause of the fire was deliberate. Anyone with information should contact police by visiting www.cambs.police.uk to submit an online report or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.