Firefighters tackle large forest fire in Campsie Fells

The Scottish Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) confirmed to The Herald that six units were mobilized.

An SFRS spokesman said the alarm went off around 5:54 p.m. Tuesday night.

Footage has been shared online showing huge plumes of smoke billowing from the hills 12 miles north of Glasgow.

Fire on Crow Road in the Campsies from Earl’s seat #glasgow pic.twitter.com/acGDMsfJTp

— Adrien Rascle (@AdrienRascle) June 6, 2023

There is a #wildfire right now on the campsies #wildfirescotland pic.twitter.com/bQEG1flOqW

— Ed Watt (@designed) June 6, 2023

A resident who lives near The Campsie Fells shared on social media that he was “under a blanket of smoke”.

Another local wrote that wildfire smoke covered their home “with ash falling on us.”