Fire crews rescue driver after tractor catches fire

The body of a tractor is engulfed in flames, only the wheels are not burning. Coming from the top of the red and orange flame is a large billowing cloud of thick black smoke. The tractor is pulling farming machinery, which has also caught fire. It is burning in a large field.Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said there were no injuries after a tractor fire in a field in Duxford

Firefighters have rescued a tractor driver after an incident involving a tractor, a pylon and the surrounding fields.

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Grange Road in Duxford at 16:44 BST on Thursday.

Crews from Gamlingay, Linton and Cambridge rescued the tractor driver and worked with UK Power Networks to isolate the power.

A spokesperson for the service said crews extinguished the fire, which had spread to the surrounding area, and returned to their stations by 20:45.

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