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Wildfire tackled on grass and gorse land

Evie LakeNorth East and Cumbria
News imagePete Hamilton Orange flames and white smoke above the tree line covering most of the sky. There is a white chimney in front of the fire. The rest of the sky is dark.Pete Hamilton
Firefighters attended the blaze in Staveley on Wednesday

A wildfire broke out engulfing an area of grass and gorse land.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service attended the blaze off the A591 at Staveley, alongside three wildfire units and one enhanced rescue unit just after 21:00 BST on Wednesday.

The fire was across 400 sq m (4,305 sq ft) of land.

It took about three hours and 20 minutes to put out the fire, the service said.

The BBC has asked the fire service what caused the blaze.

Pete Hamilton said he took sandwiches up to the crew afterwards and made sure they were ok "after working so hard in such fierce conditions".

News imagePete Hamilton Multiple fire engines and vans parked along a dark road. There is a yellow hose running down the centre of the road. There is a bright, tall light in the distance and two people in yellow hi-vis stand on the grass verge on the left.Pete Hamilton
The fire took more than three hours to extinguish

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