Firefighters tackled a fire which broke out in a field at Salix Farm in Great Sampford.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service was called at 5.12pm on Friday, August 11, to the blaze in Hall Road. 

Saffron Walden Reporter: The fire broke out at Salix Farm in Great SampfordThe fire broke out at Salix Farm in Great Sampford (Image: Chris Kidman)

Crews attended from Saffron Walden, Thaxted and Harlow, and managed to extinguish the fire within an hour with the help of people at the farm - who created a break around the fire to stop it from spreading.

Saffron Walden Reporter: The fire at Salix Farm, Great SampfordThe fire at Salix Farm, Great Sampford (Image: Chris Kidman)

Saffron Walden Reporter: Firefighters tackling the blaze at Salix Farm, Great SampfordFirefighters tackling the blaze at Salix Farm, Great Sampford (Image: Chris Kidman)