The 54-year-old, who lives in Fulford and is the guitarist of mod cover band The 5:15s, told The Press how it was a clear day and the smoke looked out of place in the distance.
Early in the morning of Sunday, June 19, 2022, Steve Ruane was driving back from dropping off his partner, Sheryl Walker, at Doncaster Sheffield Airport when he saw smoke in the distance at Camblesforth near Selby.
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