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Countryside fire warning issued

4:18pm Thursday 15th May 2008

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By Paul Duncan »

THE first summertime fire risk warning of the year for open country in Cumbria has been issued.

Cumbria County Council Countryside Rangers are urging people to take extra care with cigarette ends, dropped matches and discarded glass after the Met Office said its fire severity index is expected to reach "high risk" on Saturday after days of dry weather.

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