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Fire crews tackle 40,000 metres of woodland ablaze at Sherwood Forest

Southwell fire crews are currently in attendance at a forestry fire along with several other crews from around the county.

Two water bowsers are in use to get water to such a remote location with the area involved approximately 40,000 square metres of woodland

A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said:

“We are still in attendance at this fire in the open at Sherwood Forest, following an initial call last night ( 11 July ) around 11:30pm.

“Crews are working hard to ensure the fire is fully extinguished, but we will be on scene this afternoon and into the early evening.

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“Thank you to all our fire crews for working on this incident, and thanks to crews from Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service for always assisting us when needed.”

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