Combine fire destroys fields and causes power cut
Firefighters from Brentwood, Chelmsford, Ingatestone, Ongar, Corringham, Stansted, Burnham and Witham helped prevent the spread of the fire
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Firefighters from eight stations tackled a blaze at a farm which began in a combine harvester and affected a gas main and high-voltage power cables.
Crews were called to Mountnessing Lane, Doddinghurst, near Brentwood, at about 17:05 BST to find the machine alight, with flames spreading across three fields.
An Essex County Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said it used specialist off-road vehicles, a drone and backpack sprayers.
The fire was brought under control by about 20:10. Some residents were affected by power cuts which lasted until about 02:50, according to UK Power Networks, external.
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