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Grass fires blaze at Furness farms (From The Westmorland Gazette)
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Grass fires blaze at Furness farms
3:05pm Friday 12th March 2010
FIRE fighters are tackling blazes at two Furness farms.
Six fire engines raced to Low Moss Farm, in Broughton-in-Furness when a grass fire broke out at 7.43am.
Rescuers are using hose reels to tackle the flames.
Then at 12.15pm this afternoon, a grass fire began on land at Hazel Head Farm, in Ulpher.
Another six engines from Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service are currently at the scene.
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