Massive 50-acre wildfire savages West Yorkshire moorland on the hottest day of the year
Witnesses described the wildfire on Ilkley Moor as "like something from a movie" as dramatic photographs showed a wall of flames.
Firefighters were called to moorland above White Wells in Ilkley just after midday as Britain baked in temperatures of up to 25C.At least 10 crews are understood to be staying at the scene overnight. Martyn Hughes, a watch manager at North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, tweeted: "The intense heat, steep slopes and rough terrain are causing the fire to spread rapidly whilst we try to get near the flames."A Twitter user said: "Popped to Ilkley and it's honestly like something from a movie."
Another posted a photo of a cloud of billowing smoke, saying: “This is just one portion of the Ilkley Moor fire through the gaps in the trees opposite our house... it looks to be getting far worse.”Thugs slash each other with MACHETES in front of horrified bus passengersBLOOD ON THE STREETSMadeleine McCann case could be solved in just ‘ONE week thanks to vital DNA’PARK BLOODBATHThe temperature hit 25.5C in Gosport, Hampshire, at approximately 3.
She said: "The very warm sunshine continues right through the bank holiday weekend. We could still see more record-breaking temperatures tomorrow and on Easter Monday too.Witnesses described the wildfire on Ilkley Moor as ‘like something from a movie’
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