Culbin Forest wild fire prompts plea to public to avoid area
Emergency services are dealing with a wild fire which has broken out in woodland in the north of Scotland.Police Scotland said it had received reports of the incident in the Culbin Forest area at about 15:10.A short statement said there were no reports of any injuries as a result of the fire.Members of the public have been asked to avoid the area between Nairn and Burghead.
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