The fire service has issued a brief response after a fire ripped through a field in Harvington on Sunday (August 2), getting just metres away from people's homes. Eight crews from Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) battled the blaze for approximately four hours. On Monday (August 3), the Evesham Journal asked HWFRS what had caused the fire and how firefighters had battled it. READ MORE: Homes evacuated as wildfire spreads through village fieldFire service responseA spokesperson for the fire service said: "Crews from HWFRS were called at 11.39am to a fire in the open on August 2 in Evesham. When pushed for further information about the cause of the blaze, they said that an investigation had confirmed that "nothing suspicious" had been found.