Article 4DMPG Huge area of Yorkshire moorland destroyed by fire

Huge area of Yorkshire moorland destroyed by fire

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Josh Halliday North of England correspondent
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National Trust says blaze above village of Marsden was started by a barbecue

The National Trust has said it is "devastated" after more than 280 hectares (700 acres) of moorland - home to an endangered species of bird - was destroyed in a fire started by a barbecue.

An area above the village of Marsden, West Yorkshire, was engulfed in flames as temperatures soared on Easter Sunday.

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