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Langdale Moor Fire Enters Seventh Day as Crews Maintain Containment

Crews continue perimeter and damp-down operations with explosive ordnance teams in place to navigate unexploded munitions

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Overview

  • Fire engines, argocats and a helicopter remain deployed at the moor a week after the blaze began, sustaining active containment efforts.
  • Explosive ordnance disposal specialists are on site where the fire overlaps an old military range, imposing strict safety measures.
  • Chief Fire Officer Jonathan Dyson thanked firefighters, farmers, landowners and partner agencies for their round-the-clock efforts in suppressing the fire.
  • Persistent smoke reaching York and Tadcaster has prompted health advisories urging residents to keep doors and windows closed and avoid open flames near the moor.
  • Despite scaling back from its peak deployment, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service reports no confirmed cause and expects crews to stay at the scene for the foreseeable future.