Firefighters are battling three different fires on Marsden Moor as flames ravage 700 acres (Image: GETTY)
The National Trust confirmed the wildfire across the West Yorkshire moorland was started by a barbecue. Crews were alerted to the blaze at 2.58pm on Monday. The blaze is on three fronts, with one front now stretching for six miles.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have sent nine fire appliances and two water carriers to the ongoing fire.
There are no reports of any casualties.
The incident comes on the day when Scotland recorded its warmest Easter Monday on record.
The mercury reached 24.2C at Kinlochewe in Wester Ross shortly after 4pm.
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The blaze is on three fronts, with one front now stretching for six miles (Image: GETTY)
The National Trust confirmed the wildfire was started by a barbecue (Image: GETTY)
The National Trust said it is paying £2,000 per hour for a helicopter to help (Image: GETTY)
A National Trust spokeswoman said: “At present it is estimated that an investment of more than £200,000 in restoring this
