Highlands wildfire burns land size of 2,100 football pitches.

A massive wildfire in the Scottish Highlands has burned across 1,500 hectares of land, the same as 2,100 football pitches, with crews continuing to dampen hotspots deep-seated in the ground.

Smoke from the flames could be seen from space, with satellite images capturing the plumes drifting across to Loch Ness.

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