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Crews tackle the fire near Exmoor. Credit: South Molton Fire Station Facebook page
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that crews were called to a fire on West Anstey Common, near Exmoor, last night (Sunday, March 9).
A spokesperson told the Gazette: “At 8.04pm, we received a report of a fire on West Anstey Common in Devon, where approximately 92 square metres of gorse and heathland were alight.”
Three fire engines, a four-wheel drive vehicle, and a water bowser were dispatched to the scene.
Firefighters used two hose reel jets and beaters to bring the blaze under control, with the fire fully extinguished shortly before 10.30pm.
The cause of the fire remains unknown.
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