Belmon grass fire back in March 1990
IT seems like we've had problems with moorland fires for a long time.
This picture shows fire crews beating down the flames in Belmont back in March, 1990.
It is almost a carbon copy of the scenes we saw last year when flames burned for weeks on Winter Hill. Do you remember the fires of 1990? Get in touch with your memories. Email newsdesk@theboltonnews.co.uk.
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