At 4.29pm on Sunday (26) crews from Stanground, the north roaming fire engine, Dogsthorpe, March, Thorney, Whittlesey, Wisbech, the Peterborough Volunteer Brigade, along with a specialist 4x4 vehicle from Thorney were called to a field fire on Aliwal Road in Whittlesey.

Firefighters used hose reels and beaters to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading further.

The incident was later scaled down. Crews will be reinspected the area overnight (26) and into this morning (27) to continue checking for hotspots and to make the area safe.

Cambridgeshire Constabulary has said there have been no arrests, a crime of arson has been raised and an investigation is on-going.

Anyone with information or CCTV footage should use reference 35/57036/26 and report it through the force website: https://www.cambs.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/cor/tell-us-about-existing-case-report/