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Bristol Post
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Tristan Cork

Aftermath of Northern Slopes fire shows just how close it came to homes

This is the aftermath of a huge fire in South Bristol that shows just how close it came to people's homes.

The blaze, which firefighters said was started deliberately in different places on the Northern Slopes, came to within yards of the homes at the end of Lurgan Walk in Knowle West on Friday evening.

Residents came out of their homes and watched nervously as the flames spread up the hill from Kingswear Road and approached the back gardens of homes on Lurgan Walk and Glyn Vale.

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