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Combine harvester catches fire setting grass ablaze

Local News by Deborah Bowyer 3rd Aug 2026  
Firefighters were called to Merelake Road after a combine harvester set on fire affecting nearby grass. (Photo: Nub News)
Firefighters were called to Merelake Road after a combine harvester set on fire affecting nearby grass. (Photo: Nub News)
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Firefighters were called to Merelake Road after a combine harvester set on fire affecting nearby grass.

They were called to the incident at 2.38 pm on Friday (31 July).

A spokesperson from Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "A small fire within a combine harvester that affected an area of nearby grass was extinguished by firefighters using a hose reel."

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