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Pictures showed fire spreading close to the A627 Woodhead pass between Manchester and Sheffield
Firefighters were said to be responding tonight following yet another moorland fire. Pictures showed fire spreading close to the A627 Woodhead pass between Manchester and Sheffield.
Eye-witnesses said fire appeared be close to Crowden close to Tintwistle. The fire was spreading although it appeared to occupy a small area, with a plume of smoke visible for miles around.
In what appeared to be a separate fire, firefighters were also scrambled to a moorland fire in Denshaw north of Oldham this evening.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just after 6pm this evening (Thursday 10th April), three fire engines from across Greater Manchester were called to reports of a fire on the moorland near Huddersfield Road, Denshaw.
“Crews arrived quickly at the scene. Firefighters using specialist equipment are working with West Yorkshire Fire Service to extinguish the fire.
“Firefighters have been in attendance for around an hour and a half, and are still at the scene.”
They are the latest in a series of moorland fires. There was ablaze at Dovestone Reservoir on Sunday afternoon. Firefighters with specialist equipment were scrambled to the scene as people were urged to stay away.
Last week fire crews battled two moorland fires which started within hours of each other. Around four acres of grassland set alight on moorland close to Woodhead Pass, near the Torside reservoir, in the Peak District on Tuesday evening (April 1).
Crews from Glossop and New Mills spent around two hours at the scene, after being called out at 7.18pm, before returning to the area this morning to check for any hotspots.
Later on Tuesday night, firefighters battled another moorland fire near to Greenfield, in Saddleworth.
Published: 2025-04-10 19:21:38 | Author: [email protected] (John Scheerhout) | Source: MEN – News
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