Eight crews tackle wildfire in north Cumbria

Eight fire crews have been called out to tackle a blaze on land in north Cumbria.

Carlisle East Fire Station posted on Facebook yesterday at around 5.20pm that they were at Hethersgill, north of Carlisle.

The post said: “Our crew is currently battling a reignition of a protracted incident involving wildland, near to Hethersgill.

“The fire is deep seated and involves peat and scrubland over a large area.”

Crews from Carlisle East, Carlisle West, Brampton, Longtown, Penrith, Keswick, Siloth and Appleby attended.

Yesterday, the risk of wildfires in Cumbria was raised to ‘severe’ and people are urged to take care while out in the countryside.

Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service urged people to be cautious following the risk level being raised by the Natural Hazards Partnership