Firefighters were still tackling this evening a moorland blaze which started on Sunday.
Pictures show The National Trust bringing in a helicopter - costing £2,000 and hour - to help douse the Marsden Moor blaze.
At its peak more than ten teams of firefighters tackled the mammoth blaze which swept hillsides above Marsden Moor on the Yorkshire-Saddleworth border.
These photos were captured by firefighters from our on-call team at Holmfirth. They were one of the crews working hard through the evening and night at the fire on Marsden Moor.#BeMoorAware pic.twitter.com/dXKyGR8uKd
— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) April 26, 2021
Epicentre of the fire, which began just after 7pm Sunday night. was valuable National Trust land near Black Moss Reservoir and Swellands Reservoir.
Fire crews have remained on scene today to deal with remaining hotspots and a change in wind direction this afternooon caused the fire to flare up again, prompting the use of a helicopter to dose the fire from above.
Update 17:29: The helicopter is making a second drop, this time using water from Butterly Reservoir. Thank you @YorkshireWater for the support. Please continue to avoid the area and check back for further updates. #marsdenfire pic.twitter.com/oS6AcOAUjS
— Marsden Moor (@MarsdenmoorNT) April 26, 2021
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