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Firefighters hospitalised in farm fertiliser store blaze

Major incidents declared in Cairngorms and Essex as fires rage across the UK

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
A major incident has been declared in the Cairngorms after seen six square kilometres have devastated by fire
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A major incident has been declared in the Cairngorms after seen six square kilometres have devastated by fire

Wildfires and on-farm incidents have seen blazes rage across the UK as experts reveal July is on track to become the driest in almost 200 years. More than 100 firefighters were called after a fire at...

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