Fire crews have arrived at Rigg Farm Caravan Park near Stainsacre around an hour ago and are advising people to leave.
The wildfire began rapidly spreading northwards across Fylingdales Moor yesterday evening with fire crews and police at Maybeck stopping any access towards the area.
Farmers were seen queuing at the entrance to RAF Fylingdales armed with tankers full with thousands of litres of water.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service crews were simultaneously dealing with multiple incidents on Bank Holiday Monday.
The fire on Langdale Moor has now been burning since August 12 and described as one of the toughest the crews have ever had to deal with.
Crews are expected to remain at the scene “for some time”.
In an update on Tuesday August 26, NYFRS said: “We continue to have a presence at the scene and are likely to do so for some time.
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