Ongoing Incident – Hunmanby

Update 10th August 2pm

A crew carried out a revisit and used hose reel jet and small tools to extinguish hotspots and dampen down the surrounding area.

The cause has not yet been established.

Update 10th August 10am

Crews remained at the scene for some time extinguishing the fire and damping down hotspots.

The incident remains open for a revisit.

Time Of Call – 9th August 12:47

Crews from Scarborough, Malton, Pickering, Whitby, Driffield and Bridlington, alongside the water bowser from Tadcaster, and the argocat from Kirkbymoorside responded to reports of a stubble field fire measuring approximately 100m by 1000m. Crews are currently working to get the fire under control. The fire is now surrounded.