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Fire crews extinguish wildfire near golf club

Lindsey Loveys A golf course is shown in the foreground, while a plume of dark smoke rises in the background. The grass on the golf course appears to have turned yellow from dry weather.Lindsey Loveys
Smoke could be seen rising from land next to Caldecott Hall Golf Club

A dozen fire crews spent nearly seven hours tackling a wildfire close to a golf course.

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to Sandy Lane in Belton, near Great Yarmouth, at about 14:44 BST on Sunday after reports of a blaze on Belton Common, near Caldecott Hall Golf Club.

Three appliances, water carriers and a control unit from across the county worked to bring the flames under control and were stood down at about 21:35.

One crew returned to the scene on Monday morning to dampen the remaining hotspots.

The incident took place near electricity pylons but no power cuts were reported.

Lindsey Loveys Damage from a wild fire shows scorched earth in a field with electricity pylonsLindsey Loveys
Part of Belton Common was scorched by Sunday's blaze

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