Firefighters have been working since the early hours of this morning to bring a blaze under control which is believed to have been caused by arson.
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) received a report that a stack of tires, rubbish and other materials that had caught fire on a farm in High Spen, Rowlands Gill at 3.34am. Crews were on the scene within minutes and remain in the area as the work to extinguish the blaze.
Four appliances from TWFRS and one from Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene and people in the surrounding properties have been asked to keep doors and windows closed.
