FIREFIGTHERS have brought under control a blaze which had spread over a large area of scrubland.

The fire, near Littleburn Industrial Estate, in Langley Moor, near Durham City, was first reported to the emergency services shortly after 7am today.

At its height, it covered about 1,000sq metres of undergrowth.

By 9.40am, it had been reduced to 50sq metres; and by 10.30am the fire had been dealt with.