Large muck heap fire prompts smoke plume warning
Crews from Ixworth and a water carrier are attending the muck heap fire at a farm
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Residents in a village are being advised to close their windows and doors due to a large smoke plume.
Suffolk County Council said a large muck heap was on fire at a farm on Bardwell Road in Ixworth.
About 20% of the 250 tonnes of muck was alight, it said, with crews from Ixworth in attendance.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service said steady progress was being made to tackle the blaze.
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