Firefighters have spent three days tackling a large wildfire near Invergarry.
Emergency services were made aware of a forest fire in the Tomdoun area at around 2.30pm on Friday.
Two appliances were first sent to the incident near Tomdoun Road, west of Invergarry.
At the height of the blaze, a total of six appliances were in attendance, with more support asked to come in in the following days.
The efforts were scaled back for the night on Friday, however, another five crews were sent back to the scene the following morning.
Just returning from a big flare up at Invergarry. Very hot and hard work. Helicopter due tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/kpElZ7APkg
— Spean Bridge CRU (@SpeanBridgeCRU) June 16, 2023
Appliances from Glenelg, Invergordon, Dingwall, Fort William and Spean Bridge were deployed, with a helicopter assisting by water bombing the area throughout the day.
Another two teams – one appliance from Fort William and a welfare crew from Inverness – continued damping the grounds on Sunday.
The fire brigade left the scene at 12.40pm.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said the incident has now been passed on to Scottish Woodlands.
Crews from across Highland have been engaged in firefighting in Invergarry at Tomdoun from 1430 today.
Scaled back overnight before helicopter operations are planned to resume in the morning 🚁 🔥
🤝 Great teamwork again between crews 🚒#invergarry #wildfire #forestfire pic.twitter.com/cgNY9nHR2d
— Fort William Fire Station (@FortStation) June 16, 2023
It is not clear what started the fire at this point – or how large an area has been destroyed.
Fire crews have taken to social media to share a series of images showcasing the scale of the forest fire.
An image, shared by Fort William Fire Station, shows a large plume of smoke rising from the forest floor.
Firefighters from Fort Augustus Fire Station have also shared a series of pictures on Facebook, describing the incident as a “large forest fire.”
The wildfire is the latest in a string of incidents reported across the north and north-east in recent weeks.
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