Fireifghters tackle a peat blaze in Holme. (Image: Archant)
Firefighters were called after a blaze broke out in a nature reserve on Saturday.
Crews from Stanground and Dogsthorpe were called to a fire in Holme Fen Nature Reserve, Holme, at about 3.15pm.
A spokesman for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “An area of 10m by 2m of peat was smouldering. Firefighters used shovels to dig around the peat then used a jet to put the fire out.”
Crews returned to their stations by 7.20pm.
An investigation revealed that the cause of the fire was accidental.
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