A BAIL of straw has caught fire inside a bailer.

North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue services were called to the scene on Main Street, Wharram-le-Street at around 12.30pm on Wednesday, July 25.

Following reports of a fire in farm machinery, crews found a bailer with a bail of straw ablaze within it.

The fire crews extinguished the fire. The remainder of the straw was then removed from the machine and dampened down.

Thermal imaging cameras were used to ensure there were no more hotspots.