Countryside visitors told to avoid barbecues after large fire broke out on Marsden Moor, devastated in 2019
A fire chief has called on visitors to the countryside to refrain from “reckless behaviour” on days out as lockdown eases, after a large fire broke out on Marsden Moor over the weekend, along with fires in Cumbria and Bury.
Dave Russel, Greater Manchester fire and rescue service’s chief fire officer, described a very busy 72 hours for the force, with a major incident being declared at the Bury fire.
