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The morning after - one of the scorched fields off South Sea Lane
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IT is not yet clear what caused yesterday afternoon's farm field blaze in Humberston that resulted in parts of the village and Cleethorpes being darkened by a cloud of smoke.
In days gone by stubble-burning was common practice, but it is now illegal because of the pollution it causes.
There have been claims that the blaze that occurred on harvested wheatfields off South Sea Lane in Humberston may have been caused by arson.
The fields are easy to access via the highway, or more surreptitiously, through the former Tertia Trust holiday site - a favourite habitat of vandals and ne'er-do-wells.
Alternatively, it may be that the fire was caused by a carelessly discarded cigarette butt or ignition from sunshine through a fragment of broken glass.
The fire attracted sightseers whose cars made it tricky for firefighting vehicles to access some of the points from where they could best tackle the flames.
Although there were slight fears that the fire might spread to caravan sites and even homes on the outskirts of Humberston, these worries proved to be unfounded.
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