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Firefighters and helicopter tackle hillside wildfire

Jasperimage A helicopter waterbombs flames in a wildfire on a barren hillside. Water pours from a large red bucket under the helicopter.Jasperimage
A helicopter waterbombed the flames near Aberdeenshire's Suie Road area

Multiple fire crews have been tackling a large wildfire near a rural road close to Alford in Aberdeenshire.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) said nine fire appliances and a number of specialist units responded to the blaze in an area of gorse on a hillside near to Suie Road.

A helicopter was also used to waterbomb the flames.

SFRS said it was alerted at about 11:30 and it urged nearby residents to keep the windows of their homes closed due to the smoke.