1000 litres of crop spray spilled at Heyshott
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Fire crews from Midhurst and East Wittering and a specialist breathing apparatus vehicle from Shoreham were called to the scene.
Officer in charge Duncan Knight said: “The farmer and the fire service managed to contain the spillage.
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“It was fungicide and growth restrictor being used to spray a barley field.”
An Environment Agency officer is now coming to the scene to advise on how to dispose of the chemicals.
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