RESIDENTS were told to keep their windows and doors closed this morning, Sunday as firefighters tackled a huge fire in Lymm.
Shortly after 8am, firefighters from Lymm, Birchwood and Altrincham were dispatched to reports of a large fire in the open just off Higher Lane.
On arrival the crews discovered a large fire in a field involving approximately 50 bales of hay.
Firefighters spent 10 hours at the scene extinguishing the fire.
The crew also monitored the temperature of the hay using a thermal imaging camera.
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