Scotland Wildfires Blacken Hundreds of Acres

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Accuweather.com-4/2/13, Jim Andrews

 

 

Heathland fires have burned hundreds of acres in Scotland, following an unusually dry month of March.Crews were actively fighting wildfires near Fort William, in the northwest of Scotland, the U.K. Daily Mail website said on Monday.

Along with heath and grass, the flames have taken some trees, fenceposts and electrical poles.A plantation forest was under threat near Banavie, the Daily Mail said.

 

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