Highlands wildfire: Thick clouds of smoke as firefighters battle raging blaze in Scotland
HUGE clouds of smoke blanketed Britain's most northerly town as a wildfire raged on Sunday.
Wildifre rages near homes in Scottish Highlands
Firefighters were called to Thurso moors in the Highlands at 4pm and the blaze, near Thurso Golf Club, continued to rage throughout the evening. Ron Gunn shared a shocking photograph of smoke above the town, which has a population of around 8,000 and is located on Scotland's north coast.
He wrote: "This looks a bit serious."
Fire crews from Wick, Lybster and Dunbeath also attended.
Resident Billy Gray captured video as work to extinguish the fire was under way.
He told Express.co.uk: "At about 4pm, I was heading upstairs and I have a window that looks over the Thurso moors.
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"I saw lots of smoke and it just got worse.
"At 4.15pm, I called the fire brigade who were aware of the situation.
"I continued to spend most day upstairs monitoring what is going on as it was not far from my house.
"By about 9pm it looked well under control and there were plenty of appliances at the scene."
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Separate wildfires raged in Northern Ireland on Sunday night, as fire crews fought flames at Divis Mountain in Belfast and in the Tully Forest in the Lisnaskea area of County Fermanagh
Images of the Divis Mountain fire were shared on social media shortly after 10pm.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said around 100 square metres were burning and that five appliances had been sent to put the fire out.