A 3,000-tonne straw stack went up in flames today at Tye Lane, Willisham.Fire crews from Needham Market and Colchester Road, Ipswich, were called to the blaze, which also spread to a hedge, shortly after 3pm.

A 3,000-tonne straw stack went up in flames today at Tye Lane, Willisham.

Fire crews from Needham Market and Colchester Road, Ipswich, were called to the blaze, which also spread to a hedge, shortly after 3pm.

Firefighters were still damping down one hour later.