THIS was the scene at a children's playground in York when nearby trees and a fence caught fire.

The blaze started just after 2.30pm yesterday next to the park between Knapton Close and Pasture Close, in Strensall, destroying conifers and spreading to a neighbouring shed.

Fire crews put out the flames at around 3.20pm, with the cause of the fire now being investigated.

Press reader George Clark, of Pasture Close, caught the blaze on camera and said: "I went out to have a look when my wife told me there was a large fire. There was smoke drifting right across the area.

"The play park wasn't too busy at the time, but it's often quite well-used. Nobody seems to know how it started yet."