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Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service

Smoke coming from the white industrial building at night-time. The thick plume of dark smoke is lit from behind by floodlights on the building exterior. A long, low-level factory building is silhouetted against the lit background.

Safety order after fire at nuclear sub shipyard

Five staff members entered the site of the fire while it was still burning, a watchdog says.

A lamb is to the far left on the sloping roof and a sheep and two other lambs are further along. They are standing looking down and balancing on the peak of the roof. They do not seem afraid.

Firefighters 'baa-ffled' by sheep on roof

With the help of a farmer, firefighters used ladders to bring the escaped sheep down to safety.

An M405 - A400M plane passing in front of hills and smoke coming from the forest below.

Wildfire blazes in woods for eight hours

Cumbria firefighters continue to investigate the cause of the blaze near Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Sand dunes which have patches of blackened, singed greenery. There are small areas of white sand visible and there is greenery in the background where the flames did not reach.

Fire-hit dunes 'could take years to recover'

Solway Coast National Landscape says the damage caused to Silloth Dunes is "horrifying".

The silhouette of a firefighter is illuminated by the flames and embers as fields and bushes are burning.

Firefighters' plea amid busy wildfire season

Cumbria firefighters say wildfires endanger lives but are often avoidable.

Plumes of white smoke billow from a forest. There are fields in the foreground.

RAF brought in to battle wildfire

The blaze, in Wark forest, Northumberland, began on Tuesday afternoon and lasted for two days.

Massive plume of smoke on a hill with yellow gorse. Blue skies.

Warm weather leads to wildfire amber alert

As parts of the UK face very warm temperatures, a warning for the whole of Cumbria is issued.

The Nestle factory, made up of a collection of tall grey and white office buildings. A small red-brick building sits to the right of the factory surrounded by a grey fence.

Workers in hospital after factory fire

The Nestle factory was evacuated on Monday morning after a fire broke out on the fourth floor.

Crowds enjoying the good weather at Ullswater in the Lake District, people are on paddleboards in the water.

Water safety advice issued to 'at-risk' groups

Cumbrian teams say some groups are at a heightened risk of getting into difficulty in the water.