Cairngorms wildfire: Police declare major incident as nearby homes evacuated

Nethy Bridge residents were evacuated on Friday and a major incident was declared.

Major incident declared over blaze which started 11 days ago as wind strengthens A major incident has been declared over a wildfire that has been raging in the Cairngorms national park for more than a week, police have said, with a whole village having been evacuated. Officers…

All residents in the village of Nethy Bridge have been evacuated over the threat the wildfire spreading.

It comes amid warnings that changing weather conditions have contributed to the increasingly unpredictable behaviour of the blaze