By Fire crews continue to battle blaze at Hatfield Moor
Crews of firefighters from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue are continuing to battle a blaze at Hatfield Moor near Doncaster today, assisted by supporting crews from Humberside and a number of other fire services.
They say that they have made considerable progress over the last 24 hours.
The public are still being urged to stay away from Hatfield Moors whilst firefighters do their work.
Rain at Hatfield Moors overnight “helped in the short term”, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service says, but since getting the call on Sunday crews have worked hard to tackle the blaze.
Bulldozers are being used to create fire breaks, and a helicopter is being used to drop water on affected areas.
These are the latest pictures from the scene:
A statement released this morning by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said:
“Despite warmer weather and difficult wind conditions, firefighters efforts are paying off and we are making very good progress with extinguishing the fire at Hatfield Moors.
“At present, we have eight fire engines on scene to try and drench worse affected areas. Firefighters are making use of fire breaks to prevent the further spread of fire and the use of a specialist helicopter over the weekend has dramatically helped efforts on the ground.
“Although we are seeing progress with this incident, the message to the public remains very clear- please stay away from Hatfield Moors whilst we continue to deal with the fire. The whole area is the site of an operational incident. Not only is it risky for members of the public, it drags emergency services away from their vital work.
“We appreciate it is going to be a warm bank holiday across South Yorkshire today, but officers are advising residents to keep windows and doors closed if you are being affected by the smoke plume.”
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