FIREFIGHTERS battled a large fire which broke out in Dartmoor National Park, with crew from Ashburton, Bovey Tracey, Buckfastleigh and Newton Abbot attending the scene.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service was first called to the fire near Rippon Tor on the evening of Thursday, October 9.

An all-terrain vehicle and a water bowser were mobilised to tackle the blaze.

Crews were able to get the 150m firefront extinguished before it was necessary to retreat off the moor.

‘There will be a revisit in the morning to inspect the area in the light’, a spokesperson for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said.

Crews used as many as 14 beaters to tackle the fire, which could be seen from as far away as Newton Abbot, Buckfastleigh Fire Station said.