Loxley Valley - air full of smoke

[HotStuff669 10]

Had to close windows in Crosspool at 08:50 as we can still smell it.

[Longcol 601]

Might it be the burning of the midnight lamp?

 

Or a purple haze?

[RiffRaff 10]

Or a purple haze?

 

Or just a house burning down.

Either way, it's drifting....

[1978 14]

Looks and smells serious at The Roaches near Leek, see; https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/fire-the-roaches-staffordshire-moorlands-1880013

 

Wind/breeze is in right direction to bring smoke our way in Sheffield, it certainly smells bad and it's a blue haze here in S17!

 

Forecast for that area has some light rain this afternoon, so that may help to dampen it down

Edited August 10, 2018 by 1978
Update with weather

[bluecanary 13]

Was on Look North this morning - apparently it is the Staffordshire fire.

Loxley Valley looks very hazy indeed from up here in Walkley and the smell seems to be getting worse.

 

 

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[Olive 10]

Would smoke from that far away realty smell so strong though? Seems a bit far-fetched to me. The reason I got up and had a scout around this morning was that it was so strong here in Hillsborough, I was worried our house, or a neighbour's was on fire - I couldn't go back to bed without making sure!

[Annie Bynnol 612]

Would smoke from that far away realty smell so strong though? Seems a bit far-fetched to me. The reason I got up and had a scout around this morning was that it was so strong here in Hillsborough, I was worried our house, or a neighbour's was on fire - I couldn't go back to bed without making sure!

This much smaller fire is 25 miles away, the Saddleworth Moor fire smell was noticeable 40 miles away.

 

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[Olive 10]

I guess, if the wind is going in the right direction.

 

I thought it had a smell of burnt tyres though.

 

Mind you, I wasn't particularly with it at that time in the morning.

[tommythecat 10]

I thought it had a smell of burnt tyres though.

 

There was a separate fire - burning tyres - by the Cadbury's factory

[Olive 10]

There was a separate fire - burning tyres - by the Cadbury's factory

 

Now that would make a bit more sense. Was that this morning?

 

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Here we go, I've found this on the Star:

 

https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/tyres-set-alight-behind-cadbury-s-factory-in-sheffield-1-9293853

 

I think that was our culprit here in Hillsborough this morning.

[alexander874 17]

It was deffinatley the moors fire as it got hazier and a lot smellier as I got nearer to Bakewell , the rain came down and the smell and haze vanished.

[bassett one 451]

smoke moves very fast if its windy ,I think that's why we ended with the remnants of the blaze