The fire service has issued a stark warning after numerous people today had barbecues on the moors during the coronavirus lockdown.
Chiefs have blasted it as extremely dangerous and posing a "huge risk" at a time when resources are stretched. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week ordered the entire country to stay at home except for medical needs, shopping for essentials, exercising, looking after someone, or working if it cannot be done from home.
Yet Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said today: "Despite Government advice to stay at home today we've had reports of lots of people having barbecues on the moorlands and this is very dangerous. "It pose a huge risk of fire, is a risk to the environment and ties up our