Firefighters kept busy in Metheringham

Metheringham firefighters were called to two incidents yesterday evening (Thursday).

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Jul 2018, 10:27 BST

Updated 27th Jul 2018, 10:29 BST

At 5.21pm the crew attended reports of a fire on Main Street, Kirkby Green, according to a fire service Twitter feed.

They used two hose reel jets to extinguish a quantity of conifer hedging and grass on fire.

There was no cause given.

○ Then, shortly before 8pm, they were called out again to a fire on Welbourne Lane, Ashby De La Launde.

They used a hose to extinguish a small fire within the engine compartment of a combine harvester.