Firefighters fought to contain a blaze which tore through a field in Reading.
Engines from six stations rushed to Circuit Lane, Southcote, just after 3pm yesterday (August 9), as the blaze fed off the dry grass.
Smoke was seen by residents rising over the treetops while a six-while-drive pump was used to control the fire.
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Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service warned residents to close their windows and to avoid the area.
Officers remained on the scene for some time after the fire was subdued.
In all, crews were called from Caversham Road, Wokingham Road, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Whitley Wood and Theale fire stations alongside an Incident Command Unit and a six-wheel-drive pump.
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Two officers and crews from Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service were also sent to the scene.
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