Electrical fault blamed for farm machine fire
AN electrical fault in a farm chopping machine caused a hay bale to catch fire.
Fire crews from Kirkbymoorside and Thirsk were called to Old Byland, near Helmsley , at 11.24am yesterday (Tuesday).
They used used one hose reel jet and a pitchfork to extinguish the fire.
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