Crews called to tackle major field fire

Emergency services have been called to a fire involving a number of fields on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border.

Fire crews were called at 16:46 BST on Monday to agricultural land in the Scarcliffe area in Derbyshire.

Flames can be seen from some distance away and smoke has been reported as visible from both Mansfield and Bolsover.

People have been urged to avoid the area and not to attempt to approach the fire or fly drones over it.

In a statement, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "We're working side by side with our colleagues at Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service at a fire on the border of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in Scarcliffe, following a call at 4.46pm.

"This is a number of fields on fire and we have a smoke plume that can be seen from as far away as Mansfield.

"Do not panic - we have 10 fire engines between us tackling this blaze and crews are working hard to get this dealt with as soon as possible."

Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was already facing significant demand as crews have also been tackling a large-scale moorland wildfire on Tintwistle Moor in Glossop, which first began nearly three weeks ago.

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