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© Licensed to London News Pictures . 28/06/2018 . Saddleworth , UK . View of smoke on hills across Saddleworth moor as viewed from Saddleworth Graveyard , where fire burned through dry grass in the late hours of Wednesday 27th June (yesterday) and had to be extinguished by firefighters . The army are being called in to support fire-fighters , who continue to work to contain large wildfires spreading across Saddleworth Moor and affecting people across Manchester and surrounding towns . Very high temperatures , winds and dry peat are hampering efforts to contain the fire , described as " unprecedented " by police and reported to be the largest in living memory . Photo credit: Joel Goodman/LNP

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© Licensed to London News Pictures . 28/06/2018 . Saddleworth , UK . View of smoke on hills across Saddleworth moor as viewed from Saddleworth Graveyard , where fire burned through dry grass in the late hours of Wednesday 27th June (yesterday) and had to be extinguished by firefighters . The army are being called in to support fire-fighters , who continue to work to contain large wildfires spreading across Saddleworth Moor and affecting people across Manchester and surrounding towns . Very high temperatures , winds and dry peat are hampering efforts to contain the fire , described as " unprecedented " by police and reported to be the largest in living memory . Photo credit: Joel Goodman/LNP