Wildfire destroys about 5,000 hectares of Dartmoor national park

Firefighters needed almost 24 hours to put out blaze on moorland in Devon, and area remains vulnerable to fire

A wildfire has destroyed about 5,000 hectares (12,500 acres) of moorland on Dartmoor in Devon.

Emergency services were called to the blaze at about 2.25pm on Sunday, and firefighters spent almost 24 hours at the scene before it was extinguished on Monday.