"Keep doors and windows closed" - Derbyshire fire fighters tackle Peak District wildfire
Derbyshire firefighters have been dealing with a wildfire in the Peak District overnight, with local residents urged to keep doors and windows closed.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue service said that members of the Fire Operations Group (FOG) have been dealing with the wildfire off Snake Pass in the Peak District
A spokesperson said that fire crews received the call at 8.58pm on Thursday, 30 April and that the blaze had created a smoke plume in and around the Glossop area.
The spokesperson added: “Please keep windows and doors closed if you can see or smell smoke.”
The latest incident follows a number of wildfires in the Peak District last month,
Fire crews were called to reports of a moorland wildfire off the Woodhead Pass near to Woodhead Reservoir on Wednesday, April 22.
This was the second significant fire on the moorlands within a 24-hour period, with Derbyshire fire crews also called to assist South Yorkshire firefighters with wildfire off the Snake Pass near Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District.
The wildfire near to Woodhead Reservoir affected close to 600,000 sqm of moorland, while the blaze near Ladybower Reservoir saw 200,000 square metres of moorland affected.