The black scar across Marsden Moor shows the extent of the fires currently hitting the area. Read more:
BBC NewsCrews were called to Butterley Reservoir on Wessenden Road in Marsden just before 12:30 BST on Friday.
Firefighters were originally called to the blaze, which took hold of an area of land above the Wessenden Valley, at 19:30 BST on Tuesday."Crews in attendance are wildfire specialists from Slaithwaite, Meltham, Holmfirth, Halifax and Mytholmroyd. The all-terrain Argocat and Polaris vehicles are also in attendance."There have been seven fires on Marsden Moor since FebruaryIt's not a new fire, it's a reignition of a previous fire from a few days ago.
You can just tell how dry it is, how dry the grass is, which is not helping firefighters. We have got a period of fine weather ahead of us which is unfortunately just going to make the area drier. Dale Gardiner, Kirklees District Commander for WYFRS, said it was "very unusual" to have so many fires in the location in such a short space of time.
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