ARSONISTS set alight to 40 tonnes of baled straw in a field in Barham today.Firefighters from Needham Market were called to the scene in Sandy Lane at about 1.55am.

ARSONISTS set alight to 40 tonnes of baled straw in a field in Barham today.

Firefighters from Needham Market were called to the scene in Sandy Lane at about 1.55am where they found the bales well alight.

A crew is still standing by to make sure the fire burns out safely.

The incident is being treated as suspicious.