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Mourne Mountains fire fighting operation to continue into third day

Mourne Mountains fire fighting operation to continue into third day — An operation to put out one of the largest gorse fires in recent years in Northern Ireland is to continue into a third day (NIFRS/PA)

Sat, 24 Apr, 2021 - 21:36

Rebecca Black, PA

An operation to put out one of the largest gorse fires in recent years in Northern Ireland is to continue into a third day.

Firefighters have been tackling the blaze in the Mourne Mountains since Friday.

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