Saddleworth Moor fire: Crews tackle huge blaze

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Firefighters are tackling an enormous fire on Saddleworth Moor in West Yorkshire, UK. Dramatic images showed huge flames rising from the hillside as witnesses described "apocalyptic" scenes. The blaze, near Marsden, covers about one-and-a-half square kilometers. West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue said it was "one of the biggest moorland fires we've ever had to deal with."