A large number of fires in Leicestershire prompts a warning the service's capacity is stretched
The fire service in Leicestershire has declared a "major incident" due to high demand in the county.
A large grass fire at Newtown Linford near Bradgate Park is being tackled by eight engines, while other crews are at a farm fire in Walton on the Wolds.Chief officer Callum Faint said many of the fires were large and required a lot of resources "This means a lot of trees, a lot of woodland, a lot of grass, those types of fires and some of them are fairly large and using a lot of fire engines.
A spokesman said they received a call at 12:58 BST to the grass fire at Newtown Linford and along with the appliances, a water carrier, a fogger and a welfare unit have also been sent.
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