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Huge and growing gorse fire encircling much of Slieve Donard above Newcastle. @NIFRSOFFICIAL asking people to stay away this weekend. #mournes
Biggest fire 
I’ve ever seen in the Mournes. Very troubling. The view from Newcastle just now.
I’ve ever seen in the Mournes. Very troubling. The view from Newcastle just now.
Mournes fire from Newcastle this evening.
This picture gives a sense of the scale of the Mournes fire
This is the view from Newcastle tonight. Fires also raging on the other side of the slopes.
This is the view from Newcastle tonight. Fires also raging on the other side of the slopes.
