A FIRE crew from Grassington was called out to a moorland fire near Burnsall on Sunday.

The callout was made at 1.11pm at Church Lane to Drebley Lane where North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said controlled burning had spread out of control.

A NYFRS spokesman said an area of around 30m x 10m was affected. Crews used beaters and assisted gamekeepers in extinguishing the fire.