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We ta ke we take personnel off the mountain overnight, during hours of darkness. we are back in there this morning with significant resources. the fire is still burning in areas, and we are optimistic that today we will be able to finish up. we are going to get some eyes on to the high parts, undertakes a hour and an hour and a half to get up there. it is quite a journey up with ppe and equipment. yesterday was very challenging. a difficult day friday, a very challenging day yesterday. we are working in difficult terrain, we are climbing those heights of 700 or 800 metres. the fire is burning ...

Then went back towards the forest. anyone that has seen the social media pictures that were uploaded on friday evening, you can see the fire aglow in the forest and in the higher parts of the mountain as well. the measure of what we are dealing with in daylight hours become very visible once darkness has fallen. you can see the flame. any idea how this fire started or is it too difficult to tell? it’s it too difficult to tell? it's difficult to _ it too difficult to tell? it's difficult to say _ it too difficult to tell? it's difficult to say at - it too difficult to tell? it�*s difficult ...

If the fire was started accidentally or deliberately. for those fighting it, conditions are challenging. you are travelling an hour and an hour and a half up, in ppe, you are carrying equipment. you can't get water out there so you're taking that with you. we are using pumps, trying to find small pockets of water. predominantly, it is a physically hard job up there. members of the public were asked to stay away from mourne mountains today, a warning most seem to have heeded but the fire is not out yet. the fire service expects to be here into tonight and tomorrow. now on bbc news, the travel s...

Believed to be serious. an ambulance technician has died after an object struck his vehicle's windscreen as it was responding to an emergency call. the driver of the ambulance was also injured in the incident, which happened near leominster, in herefordshire, yesterday morning. west mercia police has asked for anyone with information about what happened to get in touch. an operation to put out one of the largest gorse fires in recent years in northern ireland is continuing into a third day. more than 100 firefighters have been tackling the blaze in the mourne mountains since friday. our corres...

Were deployed to get an aerial view, and transport firefighters into remote areas of the mountain terrain. the firefighting operation is now being scaled down, as the investigation continues into how it started. our focus remains finalising the extinction of the fire, wrapping up, briefing our crews and working with the multi—agency partners for that. it's been a really challenging incident for us. it's really difficult terrain. the mournes are an area of outstanding natural beauty, and a conservation habitat forwildlife, including ground nesting birds. the impact of the fire has been devast...