Fire crews extinguish wildfire on hillside near Appin Published duration 27 February 2018

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A wildfire that took hold of a hillside near Appin in Argyll has been extinguished.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said they were called out to the blaze, just off the A828 trunk road, at about 19:45 on Monday.

Two fire engines were mobilised to the area near Invernahyle Farm and managed to put out the flames.

A SFRS spokeswoman said: "Crews left the scene at 21:20 after ensuring the area was made safe."

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