Major Incident declared in Mourne Mountains, County Down - Northern Ireland 4/24/21

[IRISH]

Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) has declared a major incident in the Mournes, Co Down. Over 70 Firefighters continue to battle a huge gorse fire in the Slieve Donard area for a second day. 10 Fire Appliances from right across Northern Ireland are in attendance at the blaze

Below Firefighters are seen descending the mountain from a height of 850m which was roughly an hours hike from the command post