Bedfordshire farm fire: Crews tackle large at Milton Ernest

Crews tackled the building waste fire on Sunday night in the village which is about five miles north of Bedford

@Beds_FireCtrl Fire in Milton Earnest — Crews tackled the building waste fire on Sunday night in the village which is about five miles north of Bedford

Firefighters have been tackling a "large" blaze at a farm in Bedfordshire.

Crews from Kempston and Harrold were called to the building waste fire on Rushden Road, Milton Ernest, at 22:10 BST on Sunday.

Two jets were used to tackle it and protect the surrounding area.

A spokeswoman for Bedfordshire Fire Service said it was in an area measuring 10m x 10m (33ft x 33ft) and it had been fully extinguished.

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