BLAZE: The fire at Furness Golf Club. Picture: Walney Fire Station
A BLAZE at a Barrow golf course was the 'latest in a spate of nuisance fires', a crew has said.
The team at Walney Fire Station attended the fire in the open at Furness Golf Club, Walney at around 1.45am this morning.
A station spokesman said: "Approximately 50 metres squared of grass and gorse was well alight on arrival.
"The crew worked hard for around an hour to extinguish the fire using beaters and a hose reel.
"This is the latest in a spate of nuisance fires that tie up resources which may be needed elsewhere."
Walney Fire Station has been called out to eight fires in the open already this month.
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