Live updates as wildfire rages in Parkgate
Smoke and flames may be seen for miles as a wildfire rages on marshland
WILDFIRE RAGING ON MARSHLAND IN PARKGATE ON THE WIRRAL
A fireplace is presently raging on marshland in Parkgate.
Video and photos from the scene display a large blaze burning off The Parade, a place this is famous with walkers.
Thick black smoke may be visible growing from the acute blaze, which eyewitnesses say has spread hastily throughout the marshland.
Stunned onlookers may be seen watching the blaze from the seafront.
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22:20CHERYL MULLIN
Crowds drifting away as fire quietens down
22:09CHERYL MULLIN
Pictures show how speedy the blaze unfold
This series of images with the aid of Kayla Bibby show how quickly the fireplace spread (Image: Kayla Bibby)
22:04CHERYL MULLIN
Update from Cheshire Fire and Rescue
Firefighters are persevering with to tackle the fire. Relief crews can be taking up on the scene in a single day. Holyhead coastguard is likewise monitoring the incident.
Crews are keeping hearth breaks in two regions. Two primary jets and one mild transportable pump are in use. The fireplace on the marshland is being left to burn due to unstable floor. The incident has been decreased to 5 hearth engines.
21:58CHERYL MULLIN
Fire "being left to burn because of unstable floor"
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21:55CHERYL MULLIN
Charity "on standby" to help flora and fauna affected by the blaze
Wirral charity Horse Sense Wirral says it has communicated with police and are on standby to receive any wildlife as necessary. It additionally has a vet on standby to assist
21:53CHERYL MULLIN
"The fire has decreased drastically in size during the last ten minutes"
21:42CHERYL MULLIN
Resident "noticed plumes of smoke out of doors his window"
21:30CHERYL MULLIN
Pumping water out onto the marshes
Firefighters on Manorial Road South, Parkgate pumping water out onto the marshes (Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
21:26CHERYL MULLIN
Fire crews are tackling the blaze, which Cheshire Fire and Rescue service suspect has been started deliberately
FIRE CREWS TACKLE WILDFIRE BLAZE ON MARSHLAND IN PARKGATE ON THE WIRRAL
21:22CHERYL MULLIN
Resident "heavy hearted" to peer marshland ablaze
20:57CHERYL MULLIN
"The fire service are using Manorial Road South to get water to the fire"
20:50CHERYL MULLIN
"More and extra fireplace officials are arriving at the scene"
20:46CHERYL MULLIN
Witness says a couple of helicopters are flying around the scene
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20:41CHERYL MULLIN
"It's the flora and fauna, it's so sad" stated one resident
20:34CHERYL MULLIN
Cordons are up forestall people wandering onto the marshland
20:24CHERYL MULLIN
Huge emergency reaction
20:21CHERYL MULLIN
Firefighters tackling blaze round 500 square metres of marshland
Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service said crews are tackling a blaze related to round 500 square metres of marshland. Four fire engines from Cheshire and two from Merseyside are on the scene. Crews are the use of beaters and hose reel jets to combat the hearth.
20:20CHERYL MULLIN
Eyewitness worries about the effect the blaze can have at the place's wildlife
20:11CHERYL MULLIN
View of the blaze from North Wales
The fireplace at Parkgate as visible from Flint in North Wales (Image: Ian Cooper, North Wales Live)
20:09CHERYL MULLIN
Update from Cheshire Fire - suspect fire has been started intentionally
There are two areas of fireplace spreading across the marshland. Fire breaks were installed area to guard nearby properties. Two foremost jets and hose reels are in use. Police have been advised as it's far suspected that the fireplace has been started out deliberately. A fire investigator will also attend.
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