From first light, a landscape scarred by
a fire that's raged for 17 days was once
again being watered down. A drop in the
ocean in an area that now covers 22
square kilometers.
And for farmers like Will Terry, who
spent his whole life on the Langdale
moors, it's a heartbreaking site.
>> It's been apocalyptic. It's been so big,
it's just unbelievable. Uh there is
about 8 kilometers. It's really sad but
it will mend itself.
>> So just tell me what you could see.
>> So over there we could see very thick
smoker. That's
>> Guy Coulson lives two miles away. And
while billowing smoke filmed just a few
days ago has subsided, he's been told to
pack a grab bag in case he has to leave.
>> We had to evacuate our horses.
>> Are you worried that you might have to
evacuate?
>> Yeah, I mean deep down we do. It is in
our minds that we may have to evacuate
and we've got an evacuation plan. Our
chickens and ducks are going to be
loaded into crates and taken elsewhere.
We've got a caravan which we'll take if
we have to leave home and live in that.
>> 10 fire crews remain on the moors with
extra engines being drafted in from
across the country. Meanwhile, community
support comes in the form of free chips
for all emergency workers.
>> The firefighters, they were out the side
of the road. They looked exhausted. I
mean, if it wasn't for for them, who
would who'd be there to for any
emergency? Never mind the uh the
wildfires.
>> 21 roads remain closed. And while the
cause of the fire is still unknown, the
sight of darkening clouds over North
Yorkshire will be a welcome and much
needed site.
Well, those 10 extra fire crews have
come from as far away as Gloucester and
London, as well as the Northwest and the
Northeast. They've been coming and going
all afternoon, gathering at this hub in
Pickering, which is around half an hour
from where the fire started on the
Langdale Malls. Now, people are still
being asked to keep their windows and
doors shut and told that if they do need
to evacuate, they will be contacted
directly, but the rain has been coming
and going here for the past hour. And
for once, the people of North Yorkshire
are grateful for that rain.