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| West Yorkshire moorland fires: Crews damping down | West Yorkshire moorland fires: Crews damping down |
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| Firefighters are damping down after a number of moorland fires broke out in West Yorkshire over the bank holiday weekend. | Firefighters are damping down after a number of moorland fires broke out in West Yorkshire over the bank holiday weekend. |
| The fire service said eight crews remained on Marsden Moor following a blaze that started on Sunday. | The fire service said eight crews remained on Marsden Moor following a blaze that started on Sunday. |
| The National Trust said it was thought to have been started by a barbecue. | The National Trust said it was thought to have been started by a barbecue. |
| Crews were also called to Ilkley Moor on Saturday where a fire spread over 25,000 sq metres. A man has been charged with arson. | Crews were also called to Ilkley Moor on Saturday where a fire spread over 25,000 sq metres. A man has been charged with arson. |
| Two other men arrested in connection with the fire have been released pending further investigation. | Two other men arrested in connection with the fire have been released pending further investigation. |
| Firefighters remain at the scene on Ilkley Moor. | Firefighters remain at the scene on Ilkley Moor. |
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| West Yorkshire Fire Service has appealed to people to stop lighting barbecues on the moors and parking on access tracks. | West Yorkshire Fire Service has appealed to people to stop lighting barbecues on the moors and parking on access tracks. |
| The Marsden Moor fire is thought to have been started by a barbecue at Easter Gate at about 19:00 BST on Sunday, before spreading to neighbouring Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester. | The Marsden Moor fire is thought to have been started by a barbecue at Easter Gate at about 19:00 BST on Sunday, before spreading to neighbouring Saddleworth Moor in Greater Manchester. |
| Greater Manchester Fire Service said crews from six engines were at the moor fires in Oldham on Monday night and they were now "on top of" the situation. | Greater Manchester Fire Service said crews from six engines were at the moor fires in Oldham on Monday night and they were now "on top of" the situation. |
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| Craig Best, from the National Trust which owns Marsden Moor, said it was the sixth fire so far this year and covered about 3 sq km of land. | Craig Best, from the National Trust which owns Marsden Moor, said it was the sixth fire so far this year and covered about 3 sq km of land. |
| It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation due to the ground-nesting bird population and blanket bog habitat. | It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation due to the ground-nesting bird population and blanket bog habitat. |
| "We've invested several hundred thousand pounds in this landscape to make the moorland wetter, improve it for wildlife, improve the peat soils," Mr Best said. | "We've invested several hundred thousand pounds in this landscape to make the moorland wetter, improve it for wildlife, improve the peat soils," Mr Best said. |
| "We estimate about £200,000 of restoration has literally gone up in smoke". | "We estimate about £200,000 of restoration has literally gone up in smoke". |
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