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Newby Bridge wildfire two years on

The blaze consumed half a mile of fellside and billowing smoke closed the A590. A suspect was arrested on suspicion of causing arson but is still at large after failing to turn up at Barrow Magistrates' Court. What lessons can be learned about the increasing number of wildfires in Cumbria and how best to prevent them?

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