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Wells market was interrupted on Wednesday, (November 22), by the arrival of a fire engine which had to negotiate a tricky passage through the Bishop's Eye.

It made its way past the various stalls in Market Place watched by shoppers and traders and guided by two firefighters after being alerted to reports of a fire alarm going off.

But as bystanders watched, the crew had to get the vehicle through the medieval opening with just feet to spare either side.

And it was all for a false alarm.

An alarm had gone off in a workshop behind Wells Cathedral - but there was no fire.

That meant the crew had to turn around and undertake the manoeuvre all over again.

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