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Published:
July 29, 2006
Smoke
from heathland fire visible from as far away as Burnham
 Thick
smoke from a heathland fire near Watchet could be seen from as
far away as Burnham-On-Sea on Thursday evening (July 27th).
Somerset
Fire Service received numerous calls after a heathland fire was
spotted in the hills near Watchet. Our photo, taken from Burnham
seafront, shows smoke rising from the hills with Stert Island
pictured in the foreground.
"After
an initial attendance by a pump from Minehead and an assessment
of the heath fire carried out, the incident was then esculated
to four pumping appliances and six specialist appliances from
Porlock and Dulverton. The other resources came from Lynton, Williton
and Bridgwater," said a spokesman.
The
blaze covered around four acres of heathland. Fire crews used
beaters and specialist appliances with an off road capability
to fight the blaze.
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