Huge wildfire breaks out near Scots village as emergency services race to scene

dailyrecord.co.uk:

A huge wildfire has broken out near a Scots village this evening.Emergency services raced to Patna in East Ayrshire after the alarm was raised at around 8.35pm on Thursday, April 21.

Fire crews scrambled to the blaze, which is currently burning in an area described as "a long distance" from the nearest road.

Firefighters attended, but as darkness fell they had to leave due to safety fears.The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service told the Record they would be returning to the scene in daylight hours.Dramatic pictures taken from near Patna show a large orange glow past houses in the village.Huge flames can be seen as the fire burns, with plumes of smoke billowing up into the sky.

It's understood the blaze is happening in a field which we previously reported to be burning with a lava-like substance flowing underneath.