Firefighters called to field on fire

Firefighters were called to a field on fire in Great Ayton yesterday,

The incident was reported at about 7.55pm

A fire crew from Northallerton responded to reports of a fire measuring 10m by 10m in a wooded area.

A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “This was believed to have been caused deliberately.

“Crews walked from the appliance wearing wildfire knapsacks full of water and extinguished the fire, and used a thermal imaging camera to ensure all heat sources had been extinguished.”

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