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In pictures: The fire crews battling Holme Fen blaze

Firefighters from across the country have travelled hundreds of miles to help Cambridgeshire crews tackle one of the county’s biggest fires in modern times.

Since last Saturday, people from as far away as Merseyside have answered the call to fight the flames at Holme Fen Nature Reserve near Peterborough, which has affected about half of the 660-acre (270-hectare) site.

The teams have faced challenging conditions day and night, with dangers including falling trees and fires burning underground in the carbon-rich peat soil.

Crews have captured on camera the scale of the blaze and the situations they have faced.


BBC News

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