WATCH: Police have released video footage of a large grassland fire in Westy Park earlier this week to highlight the dangers to the public, buildings and the environment.
Police have had several reports of fires in local parks within the Warrington area over the last few months posing a significant risk to members of the public, buildings and the environment.
They say that while a fire can start small they can rapidly escalate and become dangerously out of control.
Below is a video of a recent fire in Westy, Latchford. This shows the impact and dangers fire poses to the local community, which leads to a large emergency service presence.
Last Tuesday, May 13, At 21:39 fire engines from Lymm, Warrington and Penketh attended reports of the fire on Mersey Walk near Westy Park.
An area of grassland that was on fire on the side of a river was attended by firefighters. They used What3Words to locate the area which was down a footpath at the side of the river and involved approximately 100 square metres of grass.
The crews established a water supply from the river to enable them to put the fire out. They used a thermal imaging camera to ensure the fire was fully extinguished before leaving and were in attendance for approximately two and a half hours.
If you have any information as to who is responsible for the recent fires, please contact Cheshire Police via 101 or online.
