Fire crews from Hucknall help tackle huge field blaze

Fire crews from Hucknall were among those called to a grassland fire covering 1,000 square metres between Mansfield and Blidworth.
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Ellie Watson, from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “We were called at 2pm (on Tuesday, August 16) to a fire in the open, by Sherwood Avenue in Mansfield – adjacent to the A617 through Rainworth.

”Crews from Mansfield and Hucknall attended and tackled 1,000 square metres of grass and undergrowth on fire

“Two flexi-packs, two hose-reel jets and beaters were used to extinguish the fire.”