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Dartmoor fires are suspected arson

Three incidents near Chagford

Three outdoor fires on Chagford Common on the eastern edge of Dartmoor are being treated as arson.

Emergency services were called to reports of a fire at around 9 p.m. on Good Friday.

Fire engines from Chagford and from Moretonhamsted attended the incident, along with an off-road vehicle from Chagford.

Each of the three fires was approximately five metres in length. Crews with beaters extinguished the blazes.

 

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