Firefighters tackled an incident in York at the height of the Strensall Common blaze last night (Tuesday).
Crews from Malton and Selby were sent to Burton Green at 5.53pm.
There was a “waste and scrub” fire measuring about 50m by 50m.
Burton Green, York
A North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service spokesperson said: “Crews used hydraulic cutters to cut a gate, along with one hose reel jet and beaters to extinguish.”
On its Facebook page, Malton Fire Station posted: “Our on-call firefighters were sent to provide fire cover in York at 5.30pm, but were soon redirected to another fire in the open, in the Clifton area of York.
“Once this fire was extinguished, they then returned to standby duties in the York area, until 11.30pm.”