Hatfield moor fires

South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue were called to a fire on Hatfield Moors at 05:35 pm on Sunday 17 May.

Since then, fire crews have had fire engines and firefighters from across the entire service attend the incident in a bid to tackle the fire. With support from neighbouring services, crews are doing all they can to extinguish the blaze.

Despite the challenging weather conditions, firefighters are continuing to make good progress at the Hatfield Moors fire.

The tactics deployed over the last few days, which include the use of a specialist helicopter to attack the fire from above and the use of fire breaks to prevent further spread, have continued to be in use throughout today.

Agencies involved include both South Yorkshire and Humberside fire services, Public Health England, Scottish Power and the Environment Agency. A range of other fire and rescue services have been in attendance, too.

Doncaster Council and Natural England have also been heavily involved in the incident response, working with firefighters to protect as much of the landscape, habitats and wildlife as possible.

The key messages from all in attendance remain the same:

Stay away from Hatfield Moors whilst firefighters do their work

Close windows and doors if you’re being affected by the smoke plume

Firefighters from Stocksbridge were called to Springwood Road, Hoyland, at 7.14pm. Upon arrival they found a wheelie bin well alight. This is thought to have been started accidentally, after ashes from a disposable BBQ were placed in there. It was dealt with by 7.39pm.