Fire crews attend grass and field fires in Milton Keynes area as heatwave continues

Fire crews have had to attend grass and field fires in the Milton Keynes area as a heatwave continues.

Temperatures in the area have been warm this week, with temperatures regularly staying above 25 degrees Celsius and forecast to peak at 32 on Saturday.

With this coming on the back of a dry spring that had little rainfall, it has lead to some grass fires being reported in the area.

Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service confirmed they had attended a field fire in Newport Pagnell last night (18/06) that affected an area that affected approximately 75,000 square metres of land. The fire broke out just after 2:40pm.

Two crews from the Newport Pagnell and Broughton stations attended the blaze, with attending firefighters using two hose reels, beaters, a wildfire unit from West Ashland, a water carrier from Towcester, and a thermal imaging camera as apparatus to deal with the situation.

Farmers on the site also used 3 mechanical vehicles with cultivators to create a full perimeter of the affected area, which was inspected by firefighters. In their analysis, firefighters found no further hotspots.

A further grassland fire was then reported by the fire service in an area adjacent to a dual carriageway in central Milton Keynes. The fire was reported around 12:15pm this afternoon (19/06).

The area by Marlborough Street in the city centre measured approximately 20 metres by 7 metres, with Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue confirming the affected area was alight on arrival.

One crew from the West Ashland station attended the blaze and were able to extinguish the fire.