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Live Updates as Inferno SPREADING with Smoke Seen for Miles
Around 45 firefighters are battling the blaze, and Essex County Fire & Rescue Service has told residents to keep roads clear.
- Around 50 firefighters are battling a blaze on Defence land at The Middlewick Ranges near Colchester, with Essex County Fire asking the public to avoid the area to allow crews access to hydrants.
- The Middlewick Ranges is a significant site for biodiversity, home to nightingales and other wildlife; Fingeringhoe resident Gary Beecroft expressed concern for local muntjac deer and birds of prey as smoke rose from the site late on Thursday night.
- Smoke billowed from the site and was visible 3.7 miles away at Colchester United's football stadium; area manager Dave Bond stated, "Firefighters have now surrounded it and are continuing to apply water to bring it under control."
- A Colchester City Council spokesperson said the council was "closely monitoring the situation," while Essex County Fire and Rescue Service urged residents to keep doors and windows shut as crews used surrounding roads to park fire engines.
- Unfortunately, The Middlewick Ranges is a common spot for wildfires in the county; crews continue extinguishing the remaining fire while authorities ask visitors to avoid the area to ensure safe emergency operations.
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