Marsden Moor fire 'started by barbecue'
A second blaze has broken out on moorland in West Yorkshire on one of the hottest days of the year., the National Trust said.
Eleven crews from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue are at the scene trying to get the flames under control. Firefighters also remain on Ilkley Moor, damping down at a fire which started on Saturday and spread over 25,000 sq metres of moorland.Three men aged 19, 23 and 24 have been arrested over that blaze and remain in custody.
The Marsden Moor branch of the National Trust said it was the sixth fire on its moorland this year, and this one was covering about 3 sq km of land.Smoke could be seen from Ilkley as the fire took hold on the moor The trust said the moor is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, a a Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation due to the ground-nesting bird population and blanket bog habitat.
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