Fire crews were on the scene earlier today (Image: Supplied)
Fire crews were on the scene at a compost heap on fire in a village near York.
Crews from Acomb and Huntington were called to the fire shortly after 12pm today (June 9) in Poppleton, which measured at five metres by 10 metres.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said the crews used hose reel jets and pitchforks to extinguish the blaze and dampen down the area.
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