Six fire crews tackle open blaze in Milton Keynes

Firefighters used a water carrier after dense vegetation set alight in Bletchley.

Fire fighters were called to an open blaze on Drayton Road, at around 3.13pm on Monday, August 24.

Six fire crews tackled an open fire in Milton Keynes.placeholder image
Six fire crews tackled an open fire in Milton Keynes.

The fire involved dense vegetation measuring around 100 metres by 150 metres.

Fire crews from Broughton, West Ashland, Newport Pagnell, Buckingham, two crews from Leighton Buzzard, and a water carrier from Broughton tackled the blaze.

Firefighters used extended hose reel jets, water backpacks and a thermal imaging camera to extinguish the fire and identify hotspots.

Crews remained on scene to carry out necessary fire safety checks.

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