Driver trapped by wildfire near A830 as car becomes engulfed in smoke

Hearth crews labored by the night time to sort out a wildfire that trapped a driver on the A830 who turned engulfed in black smoke.

The blaze broke out simply North of Mallaig on the west coast on the Highlands on Tuesday afternoon.

The Scottish Hearth and Rescue Service have been on the scene for nearly 14 hours.

Once they first attended, the hearth coated 80 acres of boggy floor beside the trunk highway and by the top of the operation it had coated 300 acres.

Video footage has captured the second a male driver got here throughout one other automotive within the flames that had turn into engulfed within the thick smoke.

A wildfire broke out on the A830 on Tuesday, March 22.
A wildfire broke out on the A830 on Tuesday, March 22. (Picture: Gary Innes)

Gary Innes was capable of get the feminine driver out of the automotive after it had stopped in the midst of the A830 and drove her to a medical group in Mallaig.

It was the second wildfire of the day that emergency providers attended in Scotland.

It comes following an excessive wildfire warning for west and north east Scotland, lasting till Wednesday.

The Scottish Hearth and Rescue Service mentioned it was alerted to the Mallaig blaze at about 13:05 and was affecting boggy floor between the A830 and B8008.

A driver became trapped on the A830 engulfed in flames from a wildfire.
A driver turned trapped on the A830 engulfed in flames from a wildfire. (Picture: Gary Innes)

A spokesperson mentioned: "Operations management mobilised 5 home equipment to the scene, the place crews labored to extinguish a hearth masking 300 acres.

"Operations have been stopped at 2.52 am on Wednesday, March 23."

SFRS beforehand mentioned that there was no reported casualties.

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