The police and London Fire Brigade are investigating possible arson after 20 large bales of hay in a field in Carshalton were destroyed by fire at the weekend.
Field fire: it took firefighters from four stations eight hours to put out the burning hay in a Carshalton field
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters took eight hours to tackle the fire on Woodmansterne Road on Saturday.
A tractor assisted in removing the bales and turning over hay so that crews could damp down hot spots.
There were no reports of any injuries.
The Brigade’s Control Officers took the first of six calls at 3.14pm and mobilised crews from Wallington, Purley, Sutton and Mitcham fire stations to the scene.
The fire was under control by 11.15pm.
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