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Fire service fighting wild fire 'on two fronts'

News imageCallum Honeybun - IPhonographic Industries Fire crews use beaters to help tackle a fire in a dry agricultural fieldCallum Honeybun - IPhonographic Industries
Fire crews are using fire beaters and other kit to tackle the fire

A fire service has confirmed that it is battling a "large field fire" on the outskirts of a town.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said that it had six fire appliances tackling the five-hectare blaze in Norton Fitzwarren, near Taunton, "on two fronts" as it had spread over fields and into woodland.

A drone was also called in to monitor the fire as crews used hose reel jets, fire beaters and water backpacks to fight the fire.

Traffic is being managed while a road closure is in place, but no homes have had to be evacuated.

People are being asked to avoid the area while crews continue to tackle the fire.

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