Five fire crews are currently at a grassland fire on the former Hatfeld Colliery spoil heap , near Kirton Lane in Stainforth.
At the top of the spoil heap, firefighters were battling to put the flames out in great, as the noise of the fire crackled all round them.
The plume of smoke rising from the site could be seen from the M18 motorway, and was clearly visible behind the former pit winding gear