Firefighters battle blaze at Bestwood Country Park

Firefighters were called out to battle a blaze at Bestwood Country Park last night.

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue service were called to the blaze at around 7.12pm.

They said they had been called out to fight a ‘field fire’.

A tweet from the service offered a warning to residents.

| FIRE | 19:12 – Crews from #Arnold are currently in attendance at a field fire in #BestwoodCountryPark. Smoke will be quite visible from the #Arnold and #RisePark so be sure to keep windows closed for the time being. #ControlRedWatch

— Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service (@nottsfire) July 6, 2018

It read: “Smoke will be quite visible from Arnold and Rise Park so be sure to keep windows closed for the time being.”

Fire crews from the Arnold and Stockhill station had been called to the scene “due to the size of the fire”.