Fire crews tackle gorse blaze in Torquay

Crews responded to multiple calls about the fire on Rock End Avenue
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Fire crews have tackled a gorse blaze in Torquay, Devon.
Crews from the town and Paignton responded after they received multiple calls about the fire on Rock End Avenue, in the Wellswood area.
About 20 sq m of gorse on the cliff was damaged by the blaze, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said.
They used one jet and portable lighting to tackle the blaze.
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