Gazette reader Philip Thompson was shocked when he saw a large fire in fields near to where he lives in Sellack.

He took several photographs of the firefighters wearing specialist clothing as they extinguished the blaze.

Firefighters were initially called to reports of a combine harvester on fire in a field at around 6pm on Tuesday, August 9th. Crews from Ross, Whitchurch, Fownhope and Hereford attended the incident affecting around three hectares of standing crop near the village hall, in Sellack.

Station Commander Neil Pigott said: "The crews did an excellent job to stop the spread of fire to neighbouring crops. They really had to work hard using a combination of water from appliances, beaters and a farmer's tractor (driven by a local farmer) to create a fire-break.

"Our specialist off road Pinzgauer and Officers' 4x4 vehicles allowed the Service to move around the site more effectively and ensured the incident did not spread further and into surrounding fields."