Huge fire on dartmoor

A large fire is currently ablaze near Tavistock on Dartmoor. My first concern when these things happen is with the animals. I hope the ponies have managed to escape.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-56034312

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Oh no! Thats shocking - how can a fire even start in this weather??

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That's the question isn't it. Either on purpose or a discarded BBQ I would say.

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Blimey!
I see it says 'No residents or animals are thought to have been injured' - fingers crossed it remains that way too.

I'm really surprised everything is 'tinder dry' after all the rain now snow, but perhaps it's not been the same weather down there.

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Idiots either way. Will the ponies be rescued y'think? Has this happened before?

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That's shocking! I hope it wasn't started deliberately, there are many idiots around who would do that for a bit of fun

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Gosh, that looks a big fire.
Like others have said though, I am surprised anything is dry enough to burn, with most places either frozen, under snow or been water logged for weeks.
Don't make sense. My guess is it had a helping hand.

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More fire? Sheeezzzee there's wild fires out on the Hebridean Islands too, has been for a couple of days now.

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Seems a natural fire, unless they find differently. Good job it's before the nesting season.

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Mine too - great and small. It's been a particular bad couple of years everywhere for wildfires.

From reading, it looks like the domestic animals are ok.