Crews deal with 'accidental' derelict building fire

A tarmac footpath with wooden fences and fields on both sides. In the background - above a row of green trees - is  thick black smoke billowing up into the light blue sky.Image source, Helen Bishop
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Fire crews have dealt with a blaze at a derelict building that is thought to have been accidental.

They were called at 08:10 BST to the fire on Saxon Way in Bar Hill, near Cambridge.

Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service said the blaze, which was out by 09:15 BST, was "well-developed" when crews arrived.

Witness Helen Bishop said "thick black smoke" was billowing towards the A14.

"Initially, I thought the source would likely be an accident at the Bar Hill Junction but it quickly became apparent as I walked through the village that the fire was at the sewage pump station located at the edge of Bar Hill," Ms Bishop said.

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