Emergency crews battle blaze as wildfires spread across Cairngorms

Tourist area evacuated and roads closed as Scottish MP calls for end to SNP's 'flawed' muirburn licensing scheme

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Areas of the Cairngorms are now closed to visitors amid ongoing wildfires
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Areas of the Cairngorms are now closed to visitors amid ongoing wildfires

Emergency services in Scotland are working hard to bring under control a wildfire which is currently tearing through the Cairngorms National Park. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has said crews...

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