Overview

• North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said there has been no further spread in the past 48 hours, with 12 appliances still working to make the roughly 22 sq km area safe.
• More than 18 Second World War munitions have detonated as peat burned down, forcing defensive tactics in affected sectors with Ministry of Defence support.
• Ten additional fire engines, crews and specialist resources from Fire National Resilience have arrived and are mustering in Pickering to relieve local teams, with a helicopter assisting on the moor.
• Evacuations included the Grouse Hill Caravan Park and multiple road closures remain in place, including sections affecting access around the A171, as residents downwind are urged to keep windows shut.
• Smoke has affected communities many miles from the moor and the cause of the fire, which began on August 11, remains under investigation.