Combine catches fire on farm near Buckie

Firefighters tonight tackled a combine fire on a Moray farm.

The farming vehicle caught fire just after 7pm in a field off the A98 Buckie to Fochabers road, on Cuttlebrae Farm, Clochan.

Two fire appliances from Elgin and Fochabers were called to the scene after 7pm.

A forestry unit was also sent by the fire and rescue service to oversee the incident.

Fire crews initially had trouble accessing the combine due to the boggy ground of the field.

A fire and rescue spokeswoman said: “It was quite a bit off the road.”

Nobody was hurt during the blaze, which was contained using a hose reel jet by 8.30pm.