creswell, a derbyshire village feeling the threat of spreading fire. around 50 homes were evacuated last night to keep people safe. we could only see smoke at that point, we could hear it and as i got a little bit worse and spreading closer towards the estate you could see how bad it was, and it spread around the back of the houses. it has been a busy time for the fire service who are braced for more calls this weekend. the conditions in the situation, obviously any small fire in the area, whether it be a discarded cigarette or people having barbecues, people outside cooking, we are asking, please be very careful, make sure that fires are extinguished. enjoy the weather, but please do it safely. in nottinghamshire, moorfields are burning as the parties landscape tends to scorched earth. farmers have been trying to save crops and stop visor spreading. but look how close the flames are to taking out this power line. and here is the
you can see it spreading, can t you? look at it. a farm fire rages near the devon coast, after a combine harvester caught light in the extreme, dry heat. hundreds of miles away, fields ablaze on the edge of creswell, a derbyshire village feeling the threat of spreading fire. around 50 homes were evacuated last night to keep people safe. we could only see smoke at that point, but you could hear it and then as it got a little bit worse and spreading closer towards the estate, you could see how bad it was, and it had spread round the back of the houses. it has been a busy time for the fire service, who are braced for more cores this weekend. the conditions don t help. the situation, obviously any small fire in the area, - whether that be a discarded cigarette or people having - barbecues, people outside cooking, we are asking, please be very careful, make sure that - fires are extinguished. we want people to go safely l