Crews return to moorland wildfire two weeks on

Crews have returned to the scene of a wildfire in Derbyshire two weeks after it started due to flare ups.

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) was first called to the blaze on the Tintwistle Moor, in Glossop on 24 June and left the scene on Friday for the on-site team to continue damping down the area.

The fire service said it was called back to scene at 11:00 BST on Thursday to assist with water and tackling hotspots, where about 260 hectares (642 acres) of moorland had been affected.

A DFRS spokesperson said the "flare ups are within the areas already burnt".

The Pennine Way between Crowden and Black Hill had been closed while aerial operations took place to help tackle the fire at the end of June, but it reopened to the public last week.

It comes as the country faces a second heatwave in the space of several weeks.

Record-breaking temperatures were seen across the UK, at the end of June as the fire service said it faced "extremely challenging conditions".

However, last week, the fire service said "strong progress" had been made in tackling the fire, before the scene was left with on-site teams.

DFRS has urged the public to avoid the area and shut doors and windows if they can see or smell smoke.

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