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Awful fire on Saddleworth Moor

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Jun 2018 17:59

Good grief, Allan

As bad as OH's cousin who was in a search and rescue crew that was sent up to Lockerbie :-(

I was teaching away from Oldham in 1964-67

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Allan

Allan Report 27 Jun 2018 11:39

So sad! I walked over those moors as a teenager when I was a member of the YMCA, training for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.

On one occasion, a group of us were asked by Police to help them in the search for further victims of Brady and Hindley :-(

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Jun 2018 07:55

It's awful. Fortunately no human victims, but all that wildlife.... :-(

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Jun 2018 03:10

WOW!

that's near where I grew up :-(

I saw in the MailOnLine last night that there was a fire there, but hadn't realised it had become so bad.


Saddleworth Moor of course is where Ian Brady and Myra Hindley buried some bodies .............. we could see the rough area from the house where I lived.

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 27 Jun 2018 02:38


How dreadful, I hope the houses will be safe and no one hurt. I hope too that the fire in the cemetery can be contained and extinguished soon.

Lizxx

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 27 Jun 2018 00:33

People have been forced to leave their homes.

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/major-incident-declared-as-wildfire-rages-within-metres-of-homes_uk_5b32b4b6e4b0b5e692f23473?zg9&utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage


Stalybridge cemetery is also alight:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/heatwave-sparks-wildfire-at-stalybridge-cemetery-near-manchester_uk_5b327d64e4b0b745f1785ab1?i7&utm_hp_ref=uk-homepage

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

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