Moors above Harrogate ablaze

Crews from as far away as Tadcaster and neighbouring West Yorkshire were brought in to tackle the blaze on Hanging Moor, above the village of Thruscross, shortly before 2pm.

A spokeswoman for North Yorkshire Fire Service said a large number of firefighters were needed “due to the actual vastness of the moor “ and it was burning over three different fronts.

One front is thought to have been 200m long.

The spokeswoman said there were five different seats of fire identified. One crew was left monitoring the blaze overnight.

This morning, she said: “This fire is still burning and will continue to for some days. A cause has not yet been confirmed but further details will be supplied during the next few days.”