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Firefighters tackle huge moorland blaze above Tintwistle

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Firefighters tackled a huge blaze on moorland above Tintwistle.

Crews were called to the low moor area, close to the border with Tameside, at around 11pm last night (Thursday). A dramatic picture was taken of the fire late last night as it ripped through the moorland.

Firefighters managed to put the blaze out in the early hours of this morning, the fire service said. Inspectors will check the area today.

No details on the possible cause of the fire have been released yet. A tweet posted last night by the Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service said: "23:10 - Crews from @GlossopFireStn are currently investigating reports of a moorland fire at Tintwistle Low Moor,

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