Crown point fire

[giveusaB]

Burnley express tweeted:
Burnley fire crews tackling huge wildfire near Crown Point
Firefighters are currently tackling a raging wildfire near Crown Point on the outskirts of Burnley.

[Bosscat]

Burnley express tweeted:
Burnley fire crews tackling huge wildfire near Crown Point
Firefighters are currently tackling a raging wildfire near Crown Point on the outskirts of Burnley.

Some scrote with a portable bbq perhaps

[ClaretTony]

I’ve seen some pics and it looks bad.

[NewClaret]

I went for a run on the tops tonight and could see the smoke. I hate these moor fires, ruins so much countryside. Hope it’s not too bad & not man made.

[Devils_Advocate]

Probably some OAP's with nowt better to do

[bobinho]

Nope. He’s already here....

[RalphCoatesComb]

Nope. He’s already here....

[elwaclaret]

Hopefully it has not got down to the peat. Between Rossendale and Darwen the peat was burning for years, possibly still is having started in the 1980’s

[SPC&G]

It’s bad news for the ground nesting birds, of which there are many, up there

[Darthlaw]

Does that now make it a hot dogging spot?

[Fazz]

I was walking up by Widdop earlier in the the week and the ground is tinder dry it wont take much to set off a fire....I thing the fire brigade are going to be busy unfortunately

[elwaclaret]

Does that now make it a hot dogging spot?

If your looking to meet Satan half way it might be a good place to start.
... as in it smoulders deep underground self oxigenating.

[cricketfieldclarets]

I was walking up by Widdop earlier in the the week and the ground is tinder dry it wont take much to set off a fire....I thing the fire brigade are going to be busy unfortunately

That went off last year pretty badly.

Someone suggested that up crown point is planned and managed for driving out grouse. Unsure if that’s true.

[Belial]

Drove over Deerplay about 8:30 tonight and you could see big plumes of smoke from that direction. If it was some little scrotes, lets hope they ended up getting caught in it

[evensteadiereddie]

What and escape the birching that a few on here would seem to take great pleasure in giving them.....?

[Burnley1989]

What and escape the birching that a few on here would seem to take great pleasure in giving them.....?

Some would have them lynched for burning grass

[what_no_pies]

'Little scrotes' is a fairly lazy assumption, especially when you consider the fact that more 'dignified' members of society do this sort of thing deliberately, knowingly damaging the ecosystem merely to fuel their bloodsports.

Great track by local band the Lounge Society puts a spotlight on the practice.


https://youtu.be/DCeIDhcCd2o

[Silkyskills1]

Drove over Deerplay about 8:30 tonight and you could see big plumes of smoke from that direction. If it was some little scrotes, lets hope they ended up getting caught in it

How did you do that?