
Firefighters tackle moorland blaze near M62
Eighteen fire crews are currently in attendance at the scene near Oldham Road in Ripponden.
BBC News
The M62 is a 107-mile-long (172 km) west–east trans-Pennine motorway in Northern England, connecting Liverpool and Hull via Manchester, Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield; 7 miles (11 km) of the route is shared with the M60 orbital motorway around Manchester. The road is part of the unsigned Euroroutes E20 and E22.
Eighteen fire crews are currently in attendance at the scene near Oldham Road in Ripponden.