The fire service says it is checking hotspots on Friday morning after crews tackled two blazes.
Ten fire crews were called to the blaze in the Pule Hill area of the moorFire crews have been damping down after two wildfires on Marsden Moor in West Yorkshire.
Ten fire engines, wildfire officers, a drone team and Yorkshire Water were sent to the scene of the first fire in the Pule Hill area on Thursday. Hours later, a second wildfire broke out near Wessenden Lodge with people being urged to avoid the area.Image source,West Yorkshire Deputy Chief Fire Officer Dave Walton said: "We've got crews up there looking through the hotspots and making sure they are fully extinguished.The National Trust, which owns the site, said the initial fire was fanned by strong winds.Marsden Moor is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, famous for its rare ground-nesting birds and blanket peat bogs.
In recent years fires in the area "have caused widespread devastation to this special landscape", the National Trust said.
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