Firefighters called out to tackle fire at Royds Park in Cleckheaton

Firefighters from Cleckheaton were called to tackle a fire at Royds Park in Cleckheaton this afternoon (Monday).
Fire at Royds Park in Cleckheaton.Fire at Royds Park in Cleckheaton.
Fire at Royds Park in Cleckheaton.

The crew was called out at 2.43pm after a grass fire broke out in the park, on New Street.

A spokesperson from West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said: “We got the call at 2.43pm to reports of a grass fire at New Street in Rawfolds.

“We sent one pump from Cleckheaton.

“The grass fire was approximately 50 metres x 40 metres and crews used a jet and beaters to extinguish it.

“They have left the scene and the incident has been closed.”

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