Firefighters were called after a machine used to dry out crops caught alight.
Crews from Shoreham and Hove were sent to farmland off Mill Hill in Shoreham after the fire broke out just after 5pm yesterday.
A West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said the fire was put out within an hour and it had started accidentally.
Nobody was hurt in the incident.
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