Crews tackle fire on farmland
FIRE crews were called to tackle an unattended blaze at a farm in Harwood.
Firefighters from Bolton Fire Station received reports of an unattended fire on farmland off Arthur Lane, at 12.15pm.
Crew manager Carl Gleaves said: “We arrived at the farm to find an unattended and uncontrolled fire on the land.
“It appeared the farmer had been burning raw materials but wasn’t in attendance when we arrived.
“We extinguished the fire and advise other residents not to leave fires burning unattended.”
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