Firefighters were called to tackle a blaze bigger than a football pitch that had spread in grassland.
The fire service attended South Way, near Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden, where firefighters found 100 square metres of grass well alight yesterday at around 4pm.Read more:Crews from Watford, Garston and Rickmansworth brought it under control with hoses and beaters by 4.45pm.
The fire service says it believes the fire was started accidentally but a spokesperson did not say what it believed caused it.Following a spell of hot and dry weather, firefighters in Hertfordshire have warned people to be responsible, saying: “The extended hot weather means that the grass is very dry and the risk of fires spreading is incredibly high right now.The extended hot weather means that the grass is very dry and the risk of fires spreading is incredibly high right now.
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