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Scottish Fire Service Battles Wildfire Near Ryvoan Bothy in Cairngorms
Fire crews say no casualties have been reported as smoke spreads toward nearby communities and 4 appliances, specialist wildfire teams respond.
- On Wednesday, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service deployed four appliances and specialist wildfire resources to a large fire at Ryvoan Bothy within Cairngorms National Park after Operations Control received an alert at 11:49 a.m.
- Intense heat and dry conditions prompted the SFRS to issue wildfire warnings across Scotland earlier this week, cautioning the public to "stay vigilant" while active firefighting continues.
- Police evacuated residents in Glenmore after smoke spread toward nearby Aviemore; Duncan Ferguson, operations manager at the Spey Fishery Board, reported officials told residents to "leave your pets and go."
- The blaze coincides with a new Met Office report stating that the UK climate of the 20th century "has now gone," linking such extreme weather to human-caused climate change.
- Firefighters are also battling a separate gorse fire at Garry Park Wood in Fife, while authorities monitor high-risk areas as wildfire conditions persist across Scotland throughout the week.
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Firefighters battle Cairngorms wildfire
A wildfire that’s been burning in the Cairngorms National Park since yesterday has finally been contained. At one stage the blaze stretched for over 4 miles, and people were evacuated from local businesses and homes. The flames also set light to part of a RSPB nature reserve.
·London, United Kingdom
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In the Highlands in Scotland a fire broke out. Over several kilometers the fire is said to have already eaten through the landscape.
·Hamburg, Germany
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Leaning Left10Leaning Right1Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution72% Left
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