A HUGE fire burned on the hills above Eston, Teesside last night.

The flames could be seen from a wide area.

Cleveland Fire Brigade tackled the incident.

The area has been the site of numerous arson attacks over the years and comes on the day that the fire service revealed that malicious fires cost taxpayers in the area more than £10m last year.

Seven out of every ten fires across the brigade’s area are caused by arson.

For more on Cleveland Fire Brigade’s Enough Is Enough campaign visit http://www.clevelandfire.gov.uk/news-and-events/campaigns/arson-prevention/