Urgent warning issued after members of the public try to walk through large moorland blaze on The Roaches
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, helped by colleagues from Derbyshire, have been at the scene of the fire since just after 1.30pm on Thursday.
And now the fire service have had to issue a warning to people to stay away.
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Hide AdIn a tweet, Staffordshire Fire Service said: "ATTENTION! Please avoid the Roaches area.
"The scene is very dangerous and there have been members of the public trying to walk through.
"Please helps us share this message to keep the community safe!
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Hide Ad"Keep windows and doors closed if you area is affected by smoke #RoachesFire"
Video and picture courtesy of Rod Kirkpatrick/F Stop Press.