Incident
Crews tackle combine harvester fire
Firefighters from Thaxted, Wethersfield, Dunmow and Newport tackled a combine harvester on fire last night near Holders Green Road, Thaxted.
When crews arrived to the incident they found a combine harvester in a field of stubble crop fully alight.
While the crews worked to extinguish the fire, the farmer ploughed around the area to create a fire break to stop the fire from spreading.
Firefighters believe that the fire was caused accidentally, due to the machine overheating.
Closed
Incident number
284804
Attending station
Location
Holders Green Road, Thaxted
Date
12.39am - 24 July 2025
Rural and Farm Fire Safety
Farming machinery is one of the top causes of rural/farm fires.
You can reduce the risk of a fire by ensuring machinery and vehicles are well maintained and serviced regularly, clean machinery regularly to keep it free from hay, straw, oil and grease.
