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BBC News Published image captionFirefighters have been at the scene since Friday morning Firefighters are continuing to tackle a "major fire" in the Slieve Donard area of the Mourne Mountains in County Down for the second day. The public has been asked to stay away from the area to allow crews to concentrate on the blaze. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said the operation had been escalated on Saturday morning. The fire is on the lower slopes of Slieve Donard, the Glen River Valley and Thomas Mountain. Slieve Donard is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland. Asst Ch Fi...

Firefighters battling major gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains A large gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains MORE than 50 firefighters battled a gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains yesterday. Firefighters worked to put out the fire in the Bloody Bridge area of Newcastle from the early hours. A spokesman for the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service said 12 fire appliances were helping to fight the blaze. The wind later pushed the fire down the eastern slope of Leganabruchan and into Donard Forest in Newcastle. Mourne Heritage Trust and Sky Watch, a charity which uses drones t...

Firefighters tackle huge gorse fire in Mourne Mountains Updated / Saturday, 24 Apr 2021 08:27 Firefighters are battling a huge gorse fire spreading across the Mourne Mountains. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it was escalating operations to tackle the fires, which broke out in the Slieve Donard area in the early hours of yesterday morning. In a post on Twitter, the service urged people not to gather in the immediate area and "request that walkers avoid the Newcastle side of Slieve Donard". SDLP MLA Colin McGrath said the fires highlighted the need to develop an all-island s...

Fire damage to Mourne Mountains 'horrifying' Updated / Saturday, 24 Apr 2021 20:20 Firefighters are escalating operations to tackle the blaze Horrifying damage is being wreaked by one of the largest gorse fires in recent years in Northern Ireland, Stormont's Environment Minister Edwin Poots has said. Firefighters are spending a second day in the Mourne Mountains, battling the flames through demanding terrain. The blaze in the Slieve Donard area started in the early hours of yesterday morning. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has declared a "major incident" and the public has been...

Mournes wildfire. Image source: NI Water Calls have been made for an all-island strategy to tackle gorse fires as firefighters tackle an uncontrolled wildfire spreading across the Mournes this weekend. Fire crews began tackling the blaze on Friday morning (April 23), hoping it could be contained. However, with some light winds, caused the blaze to spread down the eastern slope of Leganabruchan and eventually into Donard Forest in Newcastle, Co. Down. The flames were visible almost 30 miles away in Greyabbey, on the Ards Peninsula. PSNI have urged the public to avoid travelling to the area. ...