Nine acres of field in Nailsbourne was left 90 per cent damaged, after a fire broke out yesterday afternoon (April 20).
Fire crews from Taunton, Bridgwater, Welington and Yeovil were called at around 3pm on Saturday after receiving several calls about large fire in Nailsbourne.
A total of three fire engines, two off-road vehicles and a water bowser on scene, and the fire was extinguished at around 5pm.
A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and rescue said: "On arrival crews confirmed this was a field measuring nine acres of standing crop well alight. Crew are using main jets, beaters and creating a fire break with the assistance of farm machinery.
"The field and crops were 90 per cent damaged by fire and the cause of the fire was accidental."
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