Firefighters rushed to the scene to the back of Ashbury Drive, in Haydock, at around 4.30pm on Saturday, August 1. Upon arrival, crews found a blaze that was around 40 metres by 40 metres in size. A Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said: "MFRS attended an incident at the rear of Ashbury Drive, Haydock, on the afternoon of Saturday, August 1. "On arrival, this was a large grass fire approximately 40 metres by 40 metres. By 6.16pm the fire had been fully extinguished and MFRS crews made up their equipment before leaving the scene at 6.23pm."