Gorse fire in Goonhilly - latest in series of blazes in Cornwall

We're told the incident was triggered at around 14:50 yesterday afternoon (16 March)

Author: Oliver MorganPublished 16th Mar 2025

Fire crews have been called out in a major response to a gorse fire in Cornwall.

We're told the incident was triggered at around 14:50 yesterday afternoon (16 March) in Goonhilly in the latest in a series of these kind of blazes recently.

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The team at St Keverne fire station say they made excellent use of their 4x4 pickups to help control it.

They added: "Shout at 14:50 to a fire in the open.

"Crews were faced with a long walk out to the fire ground so made excellent use of our 4x4 pickups to carry crews out to the fire and to make great use of the wildfire lance.

"This incident included 2 major appliances and 2 4X4 vehicles."

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