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Gemma Ryder

Driver trapped by wildfire near A830 as car becomes engulfed in smoke

Fire crews worked through the night to tackle a wildfire that trapped a driver on the A830 who became engulfed in black smoke.

The blaze broke out just North of Mallaig on the west coast on the Highlands on Tuesday afternoon.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were on the scene for almost 14 hours.

When they first attended, the fire covered 80 acres of boggy ground beside the trunk road and by the end of the operation it had covered 300 acres.

Video footage has captured the moment a male driver came across another car in the flames that had become engulfed in the thick smoke.

A wildfire broke out on the A830 on Tuesday, March 22. (Gary Innes)

Gary Innes was able to get the female driver out of the car after it had stopped in the middle of the A830 and drove her to a medical team in Mallaig.

It was the second wildfire of the day that emergency services attended in Scotland.

It comes following an extreme wildfire warning for west and north east Scotland, lasting until Wednesday.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted to the Mallaig blaze at about 13:05 and was affecting boggy ground between the A830 and B8008.

A driver became trapped on the A830 engulfed in flames from a wildfire. (Gary Innes)

A spokesperson said: "Operations control mobilised five appliances to the scene, where crews worked to extinguish a fire covering 300 acres.

"Operations were stopped at 2.52 am on Wednesday, March 23."

SFRS previously said that there has been no reported casualties.

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