swept huge fire An uninhabited Scottish island where the Scottish government once conducted experiments with anthrax, according to The Independent.
Witnesses described the fire on the islandGruinard off the northwest coast of Scotland, seeing the ‘apocalyptic’ blaze burning the ‘doomsday fire’.
After the fire is over
The island was used for germ warfare experiments during World War II before the Department of Defense declared it anthrax-free in April 1990..
Donna Hopton, who runs the Gerloch Marine Wildlife Center, said she saw smoke rising from the island while walking with her dog in the village of Second Coast around 6 p.m. Saturday.
The fire devours the island
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She added, “It spread very slowly, it started from one end until the whole island was submerged, it looked volcanic, it’s sad that there is a lot of wildlife on that island, there are white-tailed eagles, oysters, a lot of bird’s nests on that island I might have I smell smoke, it was the smell of burning wood, you might see it in the air, it was a really red glow “.
Ms Hopton said the fire lasted for 5 to 6 hours before she finally fell asleep following midnight.