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WorldSuffolk Wildfire Near Nuclear Plants Evacuates Holiday Park
A major wildfire near Leiston, Suffolk, has led to the evacuation of a holiday park and caused extensive damage to a nature reserve. The fire, covering 100 hectares, is near Sizewell B and Sizewell C nuclear facilities but not impacting their operations.
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WorldWildfire forces evacuations in Suffolk amid heatwave
A major incident was declared at Dunwich Heath in Suffolk where a wildfire prompted evacuations of properties including Coastguard Cottages and Cliff House Holiday Park. Approximately 90 firefighters worked to control the blaze. Heat-health alerts were in place for London.
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WorldCairngorms Wildfire Burns for Two Weeks
A wildfire in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park has continued for two weeks, destroying approximately 10 square miles of land near Aviemore. The scene has been described as 'apocalyptic' and 'heartbreaking', with significant damage to natural reserves and ongoing firefighting operations.
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WorldBarnet Faces Heatwave as Wildfire Risk Rises
The UK is experiencing an elevated wildfire risk as temperatures climb, with London under an amber heat-health alert. Over 200 wildfires have been recorded nationally in the past two weeks.
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WorldWildfire damages Forty Hall Estate grassland
A wildfire scorched approximately two hectares of grassland at Forty Hall Estate on Friday, July 17th. Four fire engines and 25 firefighters responded to the incident, which occurred during a dry spell.
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