Fire crews are now spending a fifth day tackling a fire in moorland in North Yorkshire.

At its peak, 20 appliances were sent to the scene on Langdale Moor in the North York Moors national park.

It had spread to around 5sq km, with crews from North Yorkshire, Humberside and West Yorkshire working to get the fire under control.

The fire near to RAF Fylingdales, which started on Tuesday, 12 August, was declared a major incident by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue.

Today, 16 August, there are still five crews on scene, along with the helicopter dropping water on the area.

Officers say they expect to remain at the scene for some time.

Smoke from the fire now stretched around 35 miles to the city of York. People are being urged to keep their doors and windows closed as the smoke continues t

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