Combine harvester fire on busy Retford road

Fire crews dealt with a blazing combine harvester on a busy Retford road this afternoon (August 30).
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Retford station received a call at 3.37pm to say the vehicle was alight on the A638.

Two fire engines attended the scene and small tools and fire blankets were used.

A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue said it was a “small electrical fire”.

The fire was out by 4.05pm.

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