A moorland fire near an RAF base in North Yorkshire has been declared a major incident.

Crews were first called to Langdale Moor after reports of smoke on Monday and found the blaze had jumped a firebreak.

An overnight watch took place but by Tuesday morning, the fire covered 300 x 300m, growing to 1km x 1km by the afternoon. Facebook This content is provided by Facebook , which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Facebook cookies or to allow those cookies just once. You can change your settings at any time via the Privacy Options . Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Facebook cookies. To view this conte

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