Four crews battle large field fire in Kennoway

Emergency service crews tackled what they described as “a large field fire” on open ground in Kennoway.

Four fire crews were despatched to open land next to Castle Terrace in the Fife village, near the A916.

The fire broke out shortly before 3pm on Wednesday.

Two appliances were originally sent from Methil and Kirkcaldy but due to the scale of the fire a second Kirkcaldy vehicle was sent, as well as one from St Andrews.

Plumes of smoke billowed from the field, and a large stretch of land was ablaze.

Fire crews battle Kennoway field blaze

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We received the alert to a large fire on open land close to Castle Terrace in Kennoway at 2.45pm on Wednesday.

“On arrival crews found a large field fire behind the petrol station on Sandy Brae.

“Two crews from Methil and Kirkcaldy stations were sent to attend the fire.

“A second appliance was sent from Kirkcaldy station while a fourth arrived from St Andrews.”

“Services returned to their stations at 9.25pm.”

The blaze happened less than 24 hours after fire crews battled for more than four hours to bring a large fire under control on farmland in Ceres, north east Fife.