Fire crews called to combine harvester on fire

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Fire crews from Thirsk, Ripon and Northallerton responded to a combine harvester on fire yesterday.

The incident on the A168 at Sowerby, near Thirsk, was reported at about 6.45pm.

The owner had extinguished the fire using a dry powder extinguisher, with fire crews using a thermal camera and hosereel to extinguish remaining hot spots.

Fire crews then liaised with the owner and police to move the combine to a safer place.

The cause was attributed to a build-up of chaff, which caused some fire damage to the engine and wiring loom.

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