People described the smell of burning as they shut windows after a major fire broke out near a college site in Sneinton. Fire crews were called to the incident on Wednesday evening (July 20) near the Thornfield Industrial Estate.
Firefighters were called to a fire in the open in Edale Road at 10.18pm, tackling the fire from this road and the nearby Windmill Lane. It was a 20,000 sq m fire grass and undergrowth fire, officials confirmed.
Photos taken by a resident living on Highcliffe Road show the scale of the incident. Pictures show flames and smoke billowing into the sky.
