Saddleworth moor fire map: Where is Saddleworth Moor? Where are Manchester fires?

A MASSIVE fire raging on Saddleworth Moor has forced nearby residents to evacuate their homes as emergency crews battle to contain it - but where is the moor and how close is it to Manchester?

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Police have declared the huge wildfire a “major incident” and said the Army is on standby to act if needed.

Unbelievable almost post-apocalyptic pictures have shown flames licking almost 20 feet high into the air as they creep towards homes sat in the valley below.

People living in Calio Crescent, Carrbook, in Staybridge, Grater Manchester, have been evacuated.

The small village of Carrbrook is located at the bottom of the hill.

Saddleworth moor fire map: Fire behind Stalybridge homesGetty

Saddleworth moor fire map: Homes in Stalybridge threatened by the fire

Saddleworth fire map Google Earth

Residents from Calio Crescent, Carrbook, has been evacuated due to the encroaching flames

Saddleworth moor fire map: CarrbrookGetty/Google Earth

Saddleworth moor fire map: Where is Saddleworth Moor?

Saddleworth is moorland stretching more than 1,312 feet in Dark Peak of the Peak District.

The area, part of the Greater Manchester district, is located approximately 15 miles away from Manchester’s city centre.

The sparsely inhabited land sits across Oldham in Greater Manchester and the Kirklees in West Yorkshire.

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