Posted: 14:48 on July 28, 2022
Updated: 4:09 p.m., July 28, 2022
A field in Suffolk was left scorched after a fire broke out across 140 acres of land.
Emergency services were called at 1.40pm on Thursday to Daisy Green in Groton, between Sudbury and Hadley, to reports of a fire.
According to a spokesman for Suffolk County Council, 140 acres of the field is “well lit”.
We are currently dealing with a large wildfire in the Groton area – 10 units available 🚒🚒
Please avoid the area and keep windows and doors closed nearby 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/uQ1PTsm9TC
— Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service (@SuffolkFire) July 28, 2022
A total of 16 fire engines were sent to the scene from across Suffolk, as well as an engine from Colchester.
An update from Suffolk County Council just before 3pm said the fire had reached one to two square miles.
A shutdown message was sent out at 3.44pm with the number of engines at the scene reduced.
The incident is the latest wildfire to break out in Suffolk in the past 10 days, with the fire service declaring a major incident last Tuesday due to the high number of calls.
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