Large Dartmoor heathland fire spread 200m wide

A large heathland fire about 200m (656ft) wide broke out on Dartmoor on Tuesday.

Fire crews were called to the blaze near Moretonhampstead at about 20:15 BST.

The incident was the latest in a series of countryside fires in Devon and Cornwall, one of which devastated acres of moorland.

Sarah Clarke, who went to the moor to photograph the supermoon, said the blaze looked "apocalyptic".

She said: "I literally came face to face with the fire and could see that it covered a huge area and was travelling really quickly."

Ms Clarke said the flames were "really high" and she decided to leave the area as more fire engines arrived.

Firefighters used beaters, a hose reel jet, fogging units and a wildfire pump to put out the blaze on Tuesday.

Devon and Somerset Fire Service said the fire was believed to be out shortly before 23:00 BST and some fire crews remained to continue damping down hotspots.

Emergency services from Chagford, Okehampton, Torrington, Bovey Tracey and Danes Castle attended the scene.

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