Firefighters battle Fife farm blaze

Firefighters are fighting a large farm fire in Fife, which saw a road closed off by police.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Nov 2018, 14:24 BST

Updated 5th Nov 2018, 15:38 BST

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Firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

The fire involves a large number of hay bales between Auchtertool and Lochgelly.

Police initially closed off the road, but it has since been reopened.

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A spokesman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 12.05pm on Monday, November 5 to reports of a quantity of hay bales on fire near the village of Auchtertool.

“Operations Control mobilised four fire engines to a farm just off the A92, where firefighters are currently working to extinguish the fire.

“There are no casualties.”

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