Firefighters battle ‘significant’ Bassetlaw woodland fire

The blaze broke out yesterday evening (Thursday, April 21) just off West Drayton Avenue, near to Thaymar Ice Cream Parlour, in Bothamsall.

A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “This was quite a significant fire which involved a vast amount of woodland, grass and undergrowth.

“The crews worked extremely hard for more than three hours to bring the fire under control and the incident to a close.

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"They used hose reels, main jets and beaters to deal with this.”

It comes after a huge fire at an industrial park on Plum Tree Road, Bircotes, on Tuesday evening (April 20).

A plume of black smoke billowed from the fire which could be seen all over Worksop and into South Yorkshire.

The Guardian is currently waiting on the outcome of a fire investigation into the blaze.

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