A campervan was completely destroyed after bursting into flames on a Highland road amid wildfire warnings across Scotland
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Firefighters used a combination of hose reel jets, knapsack extinguishers and beaters to tackle the fire as it consumed the vehicle and then spread onto scrubland at the side of the road. The blaze threatened to turn into a violent wildfire – but officers were able to contain and quell the flames. The station said on Thursday: "It’s been a very busy few weeks for your local fire crew and with no rain in the forecast it could continue to stay busy. Yesterday the crew were paged to a campervan that had caught fire on the A87 just past the Glengarry view point.
The road was re-opened at around 5pm after crews were able to bring the fire under control. Motorists were diverted almost 28 miles for four hours.
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