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Fire in the open – Sawston - South Cambs

22/09/2026 8.20PM At 8.20pm on Tuesday (22) a crew from Linton was called to a fire on Babraham Road in Sawston. Firefighters arrived to find a well-developed fire involving trees and wood and extinguished it. They returned to their station by 10.45pm. The cause of the fire was accidental. Districts All Districts Fenland South Cambs East Cambs Peterborough Huntingdonshire Cambridge Next Previous

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Operational status: extinguished
Incident lifecycle: expired
First observed: 22 September 2026 at 20:20
Last verified or updated: 22 September 2026 at 20:20
Location: Sawston, South Cambs (area)
Lifecycle or correction reason: Latest evidence is 336.4 hours old.

Approximate mapped position: 52.13, 0.17. Coordinates are deliberately reduced in precision.

Sources and evidence

Direct official fire-service evidence: Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service — 22 September 2026 at 20:20

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