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Firefighters tackle 'large' hay bale blaze

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service A fire service picture taken at night showing hay bales alight and smoke pouring into the skyBedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service
The hay bale fire that crews from Bedfordshire have been tackling

A fire service said it expected crews to be at a "large" hay bale fire for "some hours".

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said it broke out off the B5120, near the A5, between Houghton Regis and Toddington, at 21:54 BST on Tuesday.

Crews from Toddington, Dunstable, Woburn and Luton went to the scene, where the bales were said to be burning in a "controlled manner".

In a post on X at 22:55 BST on Tuesday, the fire service said it expected to be "tackling the blaze for some hours" and people were told to avoid the area.

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