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Fire breaks out on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh’s famous dormant volcano

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By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, a landmark dormant volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Sunday, according to local authorities. A “large area” of shrubbery was affected by the blaze, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said in a Sunday evening statement.

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    By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, a landmark dormant volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Sunday, according to local authorities. A “large area” of shrubbery was affected by the blaze, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said in a Sunday evening statement.

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    Fire breaks out on Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh’s famous dormant volcano | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A fire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, a landmark dormant volcano in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Sunday, according to

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    Fire breaks out on Edinburgh landmark Arthur’s Seat | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    EDINBURGH >> A wildfire broke out on Arthur’s Seat, the extinct volcano overlooking Scotland’s capital Edinburgh, on Sunday, spreading extensively across the landmark which is popular with walkers and tourists and producing smoke visible from miles around.

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