Watch dramatic moment smoke billows from 20-acre Yorkshire crop fire as farmers help to contain blaze

Firefighters worked alongside farmers to contain a crop fire in Yorkshire on Tuesday.

Dramatic footage shows smoke billowing from a crop fire in Hunmanby on Tuesday (28 July) evening.

North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said they were called about the fire - which involved standing crops in a field off Bridlington Road - at 4:19pm.

Farmers helped firefighters to contain a crop fire in Hunmanby on Tuesday 28 July.placeholder image
Farmers helped firefighters to contain a crop fire in Hunmanby on Tuesday 28 July. | Pat Carty

Firefighters worked alongside local farmers using water bowsers to contain the fire - which covered approximately 20 acres - and prevent it from spreading further.

The service said crews remained at the scene into the evening damping down hotspots.

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