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Fire crews tackle countryside haystack blaze in Swillington

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service The fire in SwillingtonWest Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
Fire crews from Castleford, Hunslet, Rothwell and Killingbeck stations tackled the blaze

Residents were urged to keep their doors and windows closed after four large haystacks caught fire in open countryside.

Firefighters were sent to the blaze at Hall Farm Road in Swillington, Leeds, on Saturday afternoon.

The fire service said there was no danger to residents but they were advised to keep doors and windows shut as billowing smoke spread.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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