Public warned ‘avoid area’ as firefighters rush to blaze at Cambridgeshire nature reserve

It comes after a previous fire at the same nature reserve at the end of July

Firefighters have been called to a blaze at a Cambridgeshire nature reserve, less than two weeks after a separate fire. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue are tackling a fire in the Holme Fen Nature Reserve on Saturday, August 8.

The fire service is receiving multiple calls regarding reports of the blaze. A spokesperson has urged the public to avoid the area so crews can carry out their work.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue said: “We currently have crews in attendance at a fire in the open on Holme Fen in Holme.”

On Monday, July 27, more than 40 firefighters were called to a blaze in the Holme Fen Nature Reserve at around 3.22pm. Firefighters arrived at a blaze in the woodland. A fire spokesperson said: “At 3.22pm on Monday, crews were called to a fire in the open on Holme Fen in Holme.

“More than 40 firefighters, including crews from Stanground, Chatteris, Dogsthorpe, Whittlesey, Huntingdon, Thorney and Manea, along with a specialist 4×4 vehicle from Thorney, the water carrier from Ramsey and a crew from Oundle in Northamptonshire, attended the incident.”

The cause of the fire that started on July 27 was confirmed as deliberate. Firefighters spent five days tackling the huge blaze.