Country Diary
Oct 14, 2020
3 minutes
Patrick Laurie
suffered a major wildfire in the spring. Nobody knows how it started, but I was the first on the scene. I called the fire brigade, but despite the best efforts of more than 10 fire engines and three helicopters, six square miles of moorland and forestry was converted into cinders over the course of almost five days. The hill was stripped away to the bare bones. The moor was crispy and dull, and it was
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