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The impact of the fire has been devastating for the environment. an area the size of 500 football pitches has been destroyed. firefighters have worked in intense conditions, taking up shovels to beat out the flames. they have been praised for their heroic efforts, in fighting one of northern ireland's most challenging wildfires. julian fowler, bbc news, the mourne mountains. the controversy over the multi—billion pound cost of removing cladding from buildings in the wake of the grenfell tower fire returns to parliament this week. the government will try to pass the fire safety bill, amid opp...

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 ...

Area of conservation. hundreds of hectares have been burnt, and there are fears for the flora and fauna and the wildlife who live here. it's still unclear if the fire was started accidentally or deliberately. for those fighting it, conditions are challenging. we are either travelling for one hour or one and a half hours up in that ppe, carrying equipment. you cannot get water to the scene of the fire so effectively, we are taking beaters up there to work with that. we're working small pumps out of rivers and areas where we can find small pockets of water, and sprayers and backpack sprayers to ...

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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 ...