Highlands & Islands Lewis moor fire extinguished after more than seven hours By Lottie Hood April 28 2022, 6:30 am April 28 2022, 6:30 am Share Lewis moor fire extinguished after more than seven hours Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/4224890/isle-of-lewis-wildfire/ Copy Link The wildfire was burning for seven hours as fire crews from three locations fought the flames. A wildfire on Lewis has been extinguished. Crews battled for more than seven hours to get the blaze at Bayble moor under control. Parents were asked to pick up their children from the nearby school, although it was not officially evacuated. Four appliances were dispatched after they received the alarm was raised at 12.43pm on Wednesday. The fire was moving over the ground on two fronts and the changing wind direction made it difficult to extinguish the flames. A fire spokesman said the stop message came back around 8pm. The fire follows as a warning of “extreme” risk of wildfires was declared in parts of the north and north-east on the weekend.
