"There was no escape from it, it was honestly horrendous"

NewsTameside HospitalFirefighters continue to battle the ongoing moorland fires06:07, 23 Jul 2026A patient at a hospital in Tameside has reported how smoke from the devastating moor fires - that have raged on for weeks - has poured into hospital wards and left patients in horrendous conditions.‌Crews have been tackling the fire near Dovestone Reservoir, in Greenfield, Oldham, since last Saturday, with a nearby area of moorland at Swineshaw also alight. The operation to contain another moorland blaze at Tintwistle, is also continuing into its fourth week, forcing the closure of the A628 Woodhead Pass until next week.‌It was on the July 15 that a 50-year-old patient from Tameside first began experiencing the impacts of the fire after she had been transferred into a new ward. The patient, who