Huge and growing gorse fire encircling much of Slieve Donard above Newcastle. @NIFRSOFFICIAL asking people to stay away this weekend. #mournes
Biggest fire
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This picture gives a sense of the scale of the Mournes fire
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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.