WEST Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service tweeted out a stern message last night, after crews at the Ilkley Moor fire reported that people were still lighting barbecues up there.
They also said that a further problem had arisen as a car was parked on an access track.
They comfirmed that they were working alongside West Yorkshire Police and Bradford Council to deal with these issues.
Drone footage from @WYFRS shows fire damage to Ilkley Moor. Footage taken on Sunday morning. Crews remain on scene today damping down with assistance from @NorthYorksFire @SYFR @MerseyFire #IlkleyMoor pic.twitter.com/MmBoYhYte9
— West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (@WYFRS) April 23, 2019
The region's fire stations have been busy with the weekend moor fires in Ilkley and Marsden.
A spokesperson for Shipley Fire Station said he believed there were still around five or six pumps at Ilkley, in the process of damping it down.
A spokesperson for Cleckheaton Fire Station said his crew had been at Ilkley until 7pm yesterday, while the night crew were up at Marsden Moor from 7pm until 4am.
He admitted that the latter was still quite a strong fire, which could take a while to put out.
A spokesperson for Odsal Fire Station confirmed that a crew had been at Marsden Moor all night, with Stanningley Fire Station confirming the same.
Others, from the likes of Bradford and Fairweather Green simply said that all crews had been busy working on the moorland fires.
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