More than 18 buried shells have detonated since mid-August as blaze continues to spread across North York Moors
More than 18 buried shells have detonated since mid-August as blaze continues to spread across North York Moors
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Wartime bombs explode as fire rips across Yorkshire moorland
Hundreds of wildfires sparked by 'live-fire' military manoeuvres
Major wildfire spreads across North Yorkshire Moors as farmers help tackle blaze
Holidaymakers evacuated and roads closed as fire rips through moorland
Record summer wildfire exposed debris and caused over 18 explosions of Second World War-era bombs and shells
Residents warned to prepare to flee homes as smoke fills air and emergency crews call in back-ups from other areas
Major incident is declared as the blaze near an RAF base spreads over two square miles
Live explosives on army training sites in the UK countryside mean many wildfires cannot be tackled.
A major wildfire has begun spreading across the North Yorkshire Moors, with an estimated 2000 acres ablaze. Footage shared by the…
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