REPORT: Fire crews attended a grass blaze at Trimdon Station on Saturday
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a large blaze in a County Durham village at the weekend.
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service received a report of a fire near Laburnum Crescent, in Trimdon Station, at 4.34pm on Saturday.
On arrival they discovered about 300 square metres of grass, across two separate areas, alight.
They used equipment to control then extinguish the fire.
A spokesperson for the service said crew members reported witnessing two youths walking along the railway line nearby who were said to be lighting fires.
Police were notified and it is understood officers attended the area once firefighters had gone.
It is not yet known if the fire is being treated as suspicious.
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