A HAY bale was set alight in Dursley on Saturday.

At 1.44am, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service rushed to the junction of Kingshill Road and Rednock Drive where the bale had been set on fire, following a call from Gloucestershire Police.

One appliance from Dursley Station attended the scene and extinguished the fire using one hosereel.

It took the crew approximately 15 minutes to put out the flames.