Firefighters battled wildfires in the Scottish Highlands over the weekend, with two needing airlifted to safety
Two firefighters have been airlifted to hospital after being injured while battling a wildfire that has been burning in the Highlands since the weekend.
It comes after the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service warned of a"very high risk" of wildfires across the country due to the warm weather.The SFRS said operations control initially deployed one appliance to the scene, which increased to nine including specialist resources over the course of the weekend.A helicopter was also brought in to douse the affected site in water.
Two firefighters sustained injuries while tackling the flames and were transported to hospital via air ambulance. Balintore Fire Station said its crews were tasked with extinguishing hotspots around the perimeter of one sector.
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