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Firefighters tackled THREE moorland blazes in one day around Greater Manchester

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For the latest news from in and around Oldham sign up to the MyOldham newsletter here Firefighters tackled three separate moorland blazes around Greater Manchester yesterday.

Crews were called to fires at Dovestone Reservoir in Oldham, on moorland near Tintwistle just over the border from Tameside and on moorland near Ramsbottom last night.

They were the latest in a series of recent moorland fires near the region as hot weather creates tinder-dry conditions. The first fire on Thursday broke out off Bamford Road in Ramsbottom at around 3pm.

Six fire engines from Lancashire Fire and Rescue, as well as two from the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS), tackled the blaze.

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