Article 61FZC Police issue wildfires warning after blazes in Greater Manchester

Police issue wildfires warning after blazes in Greater Manchester

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Nadeem Badshah
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Force urges people not to start fires, including barbecues, and report incidents of arson

Police have issued a warning ahead of the potentially unprecedented heatwave after a series of wildfires on moorland near Manchester which they now believe were started deliberately.

The blaze began last weekend and swept across part of Saddleworth Moor near a car park close to the Dovestone reservoir.

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