By Jack Fifield

Firefighters tackling a massive blaze in the North Yorkshire moors have been hampered by exploding wartime bombs .

Crews have been working to put out a wildfire on Langdale Moor, in the North York Moors National Park, since the evening on Monday, August 11.

A major incident was declared by North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue two weeks ago.

A total of 18 bombs have exploded as the fire burns through peat on the moors, which was used for tank training in WW2.

Shocking photographs show smoke blanketing the moors, as firefighters struggle to battle changing winds which have caused the blaze to grow across large areas.

At a media briefing held on Wednesday, chief fire officer Jonathan Dyson said 10 fire appliances and around 60 firefighters were battling the blaze, with he

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