FIREFIGHTERS tackled a woodland blaze today at Skelton, near York.
A fire service spokesman said up to 700 square metres of land close to the A19 and York Outer Ring Road had been affected.
The firefighters from Acomb brought the fire under control by late morning.
Updated: 12:57 Saturday, April 19, 2003
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