Firefighters were called to Butterwick near Malton after a plough sparked a field fire (Image: Supplied)
A SPARK from a plough hitting a stone is thought to have started a fire in North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service say they were called out shortly before 6pm last night (August 8) after reports of a fire in Butterwick near Malton.
A spokesman for the service said: "Crews from Scarborough, Filey and Malton responded to a report of a fire to three stubble fields.
"The fire which had spread to a tractor causing significant damage.
"Crews worked with a number of local farmers to extinguish the fire and create fire breaks with tractors.
"The fire was believed to have been caused by a spark from a plough hitting a stone."
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