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Fire crews tackle blaze on Dartmoor

A gorse fire between Roborough and Yelverton

Fire crews have been working to put out a blaze on Dartmoor.

Emergency services were called to reports of a gorse fire in the Clearbrook area between Yelverton and Roborough. 

The A386 was closed for a number of hours as smoke was blowing over the road and the police helicopter and drone was used to see the fire from above.

At its height, eleven pumping appliances tackled multiple seats of fire across approximately 950 acres.

There haven't been any reports of injuries.

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