Peat blaze was accidental - investigation rules
Published:
1:54 PM August 3, 2015
Updated:
4:27 PM November 1, 2020
Fireifghters tackle a peat blaze in Holme. - Credit: Archant
Firefighters were called after a blaze broke out in a nature reserve on Saturday.
Fireifghters tackle a peat blaze in Holme. - Credit: Archant
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.
