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Manx wildfire warning during new hot weather spell

IOM FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE A fire crew tackling to fireIOM FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Fire fighters tackled two blazes in the Port Soderick area

People on the Isle of Man have been urged to be "sensible" about the risk of wildfires during the current dry weather.

It follows two blazes in the same area this week.

Isle of Man Fire Service has asked people not to dispose of anything that could start fires in the "tinder dry" countryside.

Fire crews spent four hours putting out flames in a field in the Keristal area of Port Soderick on Tuesday.

Isle of Man Steam Railway services had to be suspended for several hours to allow water hoses to run across the tracks to access the area.

That followed a similar fire in the same area the previous day.

IOM FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE Hay bales on fireIOM FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
People have been urged to be mindful of how dry conditions are

A fire spokesman said: "It is tinder dry out there folks.

"With temperatures due to build through the week, please be sensible as a wildfire can spread rapidly in dry hot conditions."

Highlighting the island's current hosepipe ban due to low reservoir levels, he said 70,000 litres of water had been needed to tackle the blazes.

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