Overview

• Winds on the Bank Holiday reignited the Langdale Moor blaze, with flames and heavy smoke seen for miles and the fire spreading north overnight into Tuesday.
• Emergency crews advised evacuations at several caravan sites, and Anglo American’s Woodsmith Mine reduced staffing as a precaution.
• Key routes closed due to smoke include the A171 between the Robin Hood’s Bay turn and Cloughton, the B1416 at Sneatonthorpe, and Gowlands Lane at Cloughton.
• NYFRS remains on scene with support from neighbouring brigades, the MOD Fire Service, Forestry England, farmers, mountain rescue and heavy machinery creating fire breaks; steam services on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway are paused.
• Police say motorists ignoring closures are hindering the response; the public is urged to avoid the area and keep windows closed, while investigators have not yet established a cause and officials warn the peat fire could smoulder for weeks.