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Firefighters battle huge gorse blaze in Mourne Mountains

Firefighters battle huge gorse blaze in Mourne Mountains — Fire in the Mourne Mountains last night. Picture: Patrick Corrigan/Twitter/PA

Sat, 24 Apr, 2021 - 10:39

Rebecca Black, PA

Firefighters in Northern Ireland are escalating their battle against a major gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains.

The blaze in the Slieve Donard area started in the early hours of Friday morning.

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