Firefighters braving heat to tackle woodland fire

Supplied A woodland is covered in smoke with yellow pumps on the ground to help to extinguish the fire.Supplied
Crews are working to put out a fire at Stapleford Moor near Norton Disney

Firefighters are working in the heat to fully extinguish a large woodland fire that started on Monday evening.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the fire on Stapleford Moor, near Norton Disney, at 18:32 BST on Monday.

Six appliances were at the scene during the peak of the blaze, the service said, with hose reels, drags and beaters still being used.

The service said the fire covered an area approximately 100m x 100m of woodland, grassland and undergrowth.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue said it was called to assist with extinguishing the fire at 07:39 BST this morning.

Stapleford Moor, which lies on the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire border, is a 131-hectare woodland site managed by Forestry England.

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service said the cause of the fire had not yet been identified.

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