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Three large fires with a cumulative length of around a mile-and-a-half have left an area of Exmoor destroyed.

The fire service received multiple calls to the blaze near North Radworthy just after 6.30pm last night.

Fire engines from South Molton and Barnstaple were mobilised to the scene as well as a water carrier from Barnstaple and a 4x4 vehicle from South Molton.

(Image: South Molton Fire Station)

Upon arrival crews found three fire fronts with a cumulative length of approximately a mile and a half.

Firefighters then requested the assistance from another off-road vehicle from Porlock.

The crews then used the specially adapted vehicles and manual beaters to control and extinguish the fire fronts.

These pictures were posted to Facebook by South Molton Fire Station and show the size and scale of the blaze.