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Firefighters battle huge moorland blaze

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A huge blaze has broken out on moorland just over the boarder from Tameside in Tintwistle.

A dramatic picture of the fire tonight showed smoke billowing into the air. It's the latest in a series of recent moorland fires in the High Peak district of Derbyshire as hot weather creates tinder-dry conditions.

The flames can be seen for miles around, according to comments on social media. High Peak MP Robert Largan tweeted: "Yet another fire on the moors around Tintwistle. "Really worrying and frustrating that this keeps happening." Firefighters from Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service are understood to be at the scene.

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