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| Fire in Little Marlow field spreads to industrial units | Fire in Little Marlow field spreads to industrial units |
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| About 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a field which has spread to nearby industrial units. | About 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze in a field which has spread to nearby industrial units. |
| Fire crews were called to a 500 sq m field of grassland and standing corn in Pump Lane South, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, at about 16:30 BST. | Fire crews were called to a 500 sq m field of grassland and standing corn in Pump Lane South, Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, at about 16:30 BST. |
| The fire has spread to a number of industrial units and the A404 is closed in both directions due to smoke billowing across the road. | |
| Nearby residents are being advised to keep windows shut because of the smoke. | Nearby residents are being advised to keep windows shut because of the smoke. |
| One witness said "It's quite scary looking, quite horrific actually. There are some huge flames up in the trees and a lot of the field's on fire." | |
| Another described seeing "billowing acrid smoke", adding the breeze was blowing the blaze "which looked like a difficult fire to contain". | |
| Several roads in the Marlow area have also been closed and Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service expect the "incident will be ongoing throughout the night". | Several roads in the Marlow area have also been closed and Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service expect the "incident will be ongoing throughout the night". |
| No injuries have been reported so far and the cause of the fire is not yet known. | No injuries have been reported so far and the cause of the fire is not yet known. |