Pickering and Kirbymoorside firefighters were called in to tackle a fire in Dalby Forest, Ryedale
EMERGENCY services were called in to tackle a fire at a popular nature reserve in North Yorkshire.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue say they were called out to Dalby Forest after reports of a fire shortly after 11am today (July 6).
A service spokesman said: "Pickering crew and Kirbymoorside’s argocat - a type of six wheel amphibious all-terrain vehicle - attended a deep seated fire measuring measuring about 2 metres by 2 metres.
"Crews used 16 knapsack sprayers, beaters and a shovel to extinguish this.
"This was believed to have been caused by a campfire left unattended."
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