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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bishop

Plane passenger’s video captures vast spread of Scottish wildfires

  • Wildfires have been burning across Scotland's Dava Moor and the Scottish Highlands for four consecutive days.
  • Aerial footage taken by a plane passenger captured the intense fires, which the Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) warns are becoming a danger to human life.
  • The SGA is working "round-the-clock" to combat the fires, noting that firefighters are "stretched" and unable to respond to other incidents.
  • Scottish first minister John Swinney has described the situation as "extremely serious" and urged people to follow all available advice.
  • Watch the video in full above.

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