The alarm was raised on the Llangorse fire at 14:17 BST, and Mid and West Wales fire service said some areas of land were being allowed to burn out.

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He warned that the land and weather conditions still posed a high risk of fire and urged visitors and local communities that when venturing into the countryside to be aware of outdoor fire safety.

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Under the proposals, Burwell fire station would move to a plot of land next to the existing station.

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Burwell fire station is to move to a plot of land next to the existing station.

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Also on Wednesday, crews from Bangor, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, Llanrwst and Pwllheli were tackling a gorse fire affecting around 3, 500 sq m of land at Carreg Fawr, Llanfairfechan - which was burning for a second day.

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Police spokesman Binod Singh told the AFP news agency that "the pilots seem to have tried to land it safely on the banks of the river but unfortunately the plane caught fire".

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The group - supporters of a Muslim sultan that makes a historical claim to the land - said police had opened fire.

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Despite coming under fire from the air, sea and land, they held out against a force of more than 3, 000 Germans for seven days.

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"The cease-fire enabled us to conduct disease surveillance with the freedom of movement, not fearing land mines and getting shot, " said Dr. Nabil Azziz, who coordinated Sudan's national Guinea worm eradication program until 2007.

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At least one vehicle at the front of the convoy was then hit by a land-mine blast before as many as 200 suspected rebels opened fire, they added.

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