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Fire service: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Source: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service ↗ (external link, opens in a new tab)
Last updated on: 4 October 2026 at 19:56 · Operational status: Confirmed Incident lifecycle: Uncertain
This was a controlled burn no action by fire service
Fire service: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service
Source: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service ↗ (external link, opens in a new tab)
Last updated on: 4 October 2026 at 19:15 · Operational status: Confirmed Incident lifecycle: Uncertain
04/10/2026 6.05PM On Sunday (4) at 6.05pm, a crew from Huntingdon responded to a fire in the open on Scholars Avenue, Huntingdon. Firefighters arrived to find a fire in woodland. Firefighters used buckets and a jet to extinguish the fire, before returning to their station by 8.12pm. The cause of the fire was believed to be deliberate. Districts All Districts Fenland South Cambs East Cambs Peterborough Huntingdonshire Cambridge Next Previous
Fire service: Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service
Source: Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service ↗ (external link, opens in a new tab) , Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service ↗ (external link, opens in a new tab) , Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service ↗ (external link, opens in a new tab) , Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service ↗ (external link, opens in a new tab) , Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service ↗ (external link, opens in a new tab)
Last updated on: 4 October 2026 at 18:05 · Operational status: Extinguished Incident lifecycle: Uncertain
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