Crews deal with spate of wildfires across Norfolk

Firefighters are at the scene of a woodland blaze in west Norfolk.

Eight crews have been tackling the fire at Shouldham Warren, near King's Lynn, since about 13:00 BST, with people living nearby being advised to keep their windows and doors shut.

It followed a busy day on Wednesday for Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, when it was called out to more than a dozen fires, including five classed as wildfires. It is also providing assistance at the large ongoing fire at Dunwich Heath, Suffolk.

Chief fire officer Ceri Sumner said: "Our teams are working around the clock to ensure the safety of our county, and we remain available 24/7 for Norfolk this summer."

Wednesday's incidents included a large field fire at Blackborough End, near King's Lynn, which spread to an outbuilding and damaged a mile of farmland. Crews remained on the scene throughout Thursday to dampen down.

In Knapton, in the north of the county, appliances from a dozen fire stations dealt with a blaze in a field at 15:00 BST. It was out by 22:00.

Firefighters worked through the night at the scene of a woodland fire at Buxton, near Aylsham, and attended a stubble field fire at Gunton, near Cromer.

Meanwhile, following a field fire just outside Aylsham, which broke out just after 14:00 on Wednesday and affected about 60 acres (24 hectares), Bure Valley Railway said it would not be running any locomotives on Thursday.

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