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Fire crews tackling crop fire in Pootings Road, near Edenbridge

Fire crews spent more than three hours tackling a huge crop fire in Edenbridge yesterday afternoon.

The scale of the fire was approximately 50 acres, measuring to the size of around 29 football pitches.

Eight engines raced to the scene just after 2pm and worked to contain it using hose reel jets, flexi-packs and beaters to tackle the standing crop fire.

Fire brigade vehicles at the scene of the blaze
Fire brigade vehicles at the scene of the blaze

Crews left the scene just before 6pm.

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