Firefighters Battle Moorland Blaze In Yorkshire On Hottest Day Of 2019

Bradford council have asked people to stay away from the area.

Firefighters are battling a “rapidly” spreading fire on Ilkley Moor, on the hottest day of the year.

Some 50 acres are caught across two separate blazes, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

Images on social media show black smoke billowing from the sloped landscape, as crews from North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire Fire Services attend.

INCIDENT: Video footage of the #IlkleyMoor fire we are currently at the scene of. The intense heat, steep slopes & rough terrain are causing the fire to spread rapidly whilst we try to get near the flames pic.twitter.com/hySPIA0dTM

— Martyn Hughes NYFRS👨🚒 (@Har_DistrictWM) April 20, 2019

INCIDENT: #IlkleyMoor pic.twitter.com/8qKZ9u3BAy

— Martyn Hughes NYFRS👨🚒 (@Har_DistrictWM) April 20, 2019

Flames have taken hold near Bingley, and also at Hanging Stone Road.

Bradford Council have asked people to stay away from the area.

Ilkley Moor fire by White Wells. Stay away from the moor please pic.twitter.com/v0UqI8Qm8E

— Bradford Council (@bradfordmdc) April 20, 2019

No one is believed to have been hurt and investigators are looking into the cause of the fire.

Firefighters from 14 engines are using aqua backpacks, beaters and leaf blowers to extinguish the blaze, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said in a statement.

Crews have attended from Bingley, Shipley, Keighley and Rawdon, the service added.

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