Residents were warned to close their windows and doors as multiple teams of firefighters tackled a large grass fire in Mansfield.
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service sent seven fire engines and a water carrier in conjunction with Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service to Oak Tree Heath Nature Reserve, where they surrounded the blaze to prevent it spreading to a nearby leisure centre.
Although the fire was finally extinguished around 10pm, the public has been urged to stay away from the area as the firefighters continue to dampen down the area and make it safe, and to close windows and doors in they smell smoke.
Group Manager Archer said: "Crews have surrounded the blaze and prevented it from spreading to the nearby leisure centre. Thank you to our partners from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service for their support and use of Clay Cross's water carrier at this incident."
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Station Manager Turner from Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service later tweeted: "The fire has been extinguished but we will remain on scene for a few more hours dampening down and making the area safe. Thank you to the local community for their cooperation as we deal with the incident."
A crew from Shirebrook Fire Station was alerted to a fire at shortly after 7pm and raced to the scene to find two seats of fire, the first around 400 square metres and the second 600 square metres. It said: "Unfortunately this fire is believed to be deliberate."
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