Firefighters battle wildfire near Rogart in Sutherland

Firefighters' five-hour battle to put out wildfire

2 March 2022

Firefighters battled for five hours to extinguish a wildfire in the Highlands.

Crews from Balintore, Lairg, Golspie and Dornoch tackled the hillside blaze near Rogart, in Sutherland, on Tuesday.

At the height of the blaze, firefighters tackled flames on challenging terrain along a "fire front" 1.5 miles (2.4km) long.

No-one was injured in the incident.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was alerted to the fire at about 13:44.

Image source, Balintore Fire Station
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Firefighters have extinguished a wildfire that burned along a 1.5 mile-long front in Sutherland.
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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the blaze near Rogart on Tuesday afternoon.
Image source, Balintore Fire Station
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The fire burned through gorse and trees on a hillside.
Image source, Balintore Fire Station
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Firefighters battled for five hours to bring the fire under control.