Major incident declared as more than 130 firefighters battle gorse blazes

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More than 130 firefighters were battling gorse blazes as the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) declared a major incident.

Flames in Clogher, Co Tyrone, and Glenariff, Co Antrim, were tackled by dozens of firefighters on Wednesday while others continued to deal with smaller gorse fires and emergency incidents across Northern Ireland.