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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Izzie Addison

Crews reduce appliances at Suffolk wildfire as National Trust launch fundraiser

Smoke rises from the smouldering remains of a wildfire at Dunwich Heath (Jacob King/PA) - (PA Wire)

Firefighters were able to reduce the number of appliances tackling a blaze which has caused “total devastation” to heathland in Suffolk after the National Trust announced a public appeal to restore the reserve.

Fourteen appliances had been in attendance at Dunwich Heath, near Leiston, although that was reduced to eight for overnight operations after “positive firefighting action… and the creation of further firebreaks” on Friday.

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