West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of a moorland fire near Oldham Road. The fire was a 2km long blaze that required eight crews to tackle. Crews from Slaithwaite, Halifax, and Todmorden were the first to be sent with specialist wildfire equipment including 2 all-terrain Argocat vehicles. Slaithwaite Fire Station confirmed following the eight initial crews, a further six fire crews were on route around 2pm.
