Telehandler catches fire on farm in Affpuddle Dorchester

The fire service was called with reports of the machine on fire in the Affpuddle area at 8.45am.

Fire crews from Dorchester, Wareham and Poole were sent.

The telehandler was alight when the fire crews arrived (Image: Wareham Fire Station)

They found a telehandler on fire that had been moving bales.

Working fast, they extinguished the fire using hose reel jets.

Sharing photos of the incident to Facebook, Wareham Fire Station posted: "Fire Call 8:45am. One fire engine was sent to Affpuddle to a tractor fire.

"We were joined by Poole and Dorchester fire station.

"Firefighters quickly tackled the blaze and the fire was out within minutes."

Quick work had the fire out in minutes (Image: Wareham Fire Station)

The following morning Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was called out to two further telehandlers on fire, one near Honiton and the other in East Devon.