Firefighters continue to tackle a large gorse fire in County Antrim after a number of similar fires led to a major incident being declared on Wednesday evening.
Firefighters continue to tackle a large gorse fire in County Antrim after a number of similar firesDozens of firefighters as well as specialist wildfire officers are at the fire on the Ballyemon Road, Glenariff.Overnight 50 firefighters dealt with a blaze in County Tyrone which has now been extinguished.
Four appliances and a number of other fire service units attended the blaze after the fire at the Corleaghan Road in Clogher was reported at about 11:30. Earlier in the day firefighters were also called to a gorse fire at Slievenaman Road, Newcastle at 05:03, with the fire declared fully extinguished shortly after 16:00."I want to reassure the public that contingency plans are in place. We will continue to respond should you need us in an emergency.Heatwave conditionsOn Tuesday, parts of Northern Ireland wereAccording to the Met Office this has happened in the north-west, in counties Antrim and Londonderry.
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