Wildfire near Sizewell nuclear plant causes ‘total devastation’ to Suffolk landscape

A wildfire near Sizewell, Britain's largest nuclear power station, has torn through Dunwich Heath on the Suffolk coast, and experts describe the damage to the landscape as total devastation. More than one hundred firefighters have been battling the blaze since Wednesday evening, and The Guardian reports it forced evacuations and spread across one hundred fifty hectares. Fire crews say the situation is now stabilising, though it's still being treated as a major incident.

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