Area ‘hive of activity’published at 09:48 BST
Chris MacLennan
Highlands and Islands reporter
The area around this wildfire
is well known with locals and visitors, both in the summer and winter months.
Glenmore Campsite, which has
been evacuated, sits near Loch Morlich, which tends to become the hive of
activity in warm weather.
Residents in Glenmore, where
about 20 people live, were also asked to leave their homes last night.
The wildfire has taken hold
in a remote and difficult-to-access area, with a hilly backdrop and rough
terrain.
The only road in and out, the
C7, known locally as the Ski Road, remains closed today, with Cairngorm
Mountain Resort also shut.
Firefighters are expected to
remain on scene for most of today.
