Moor blaze no longer major incident - fire service

The Langdale Moor fire covered around 10 sq miles (25 sq km) at its height

A fire which has been burning for more than 40 days on North Yorkshire moorland is no longer a major incident, the fire service said.

The blaze started at Langdale Moor, on the North York Moors near RAF Fylingdales, on 11 August and covered nearly 10 sq miles (25 sq km) at its height.

In an update on Tuesday, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (NYFRS) said it had been successfully contained for more than three weeks and de-escalated.

While the fire is no longer classified as a major incident by NYFRS, fire crews will continue to monitor the area on a daily basis.

NYFRS previously said it was working with the Ministry of Defence after "various World War Two-era unexploded ordnance items" were found during efforts to stop the fire.

The North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum Recovery Group, which NYFRS is a member of, is leading and coordinating the long-term recovery of the area.

"The recovery group along with the Ministry of Defence will now do surveys with the landowners to make sure that all the firebreaks that we've created and any other disturbed area is as safe as possible," said chief fire officer Jonathan Dyson.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is still ongoing, the fire service added.

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