Bloody Bridge blaze dealt with as NIFRS deal with wildfire on Slieve Bernagh area of Mourne Mountains

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service says the wildfires in the Bloody Bridge area of the Mourne mountains has now been dealt with.

However firefighters are (on Tuesday evening) at the scene of another wildfire close to Bloody Bridge in the Slieve Bernagh area of the mountains.

As of 5pm, three appliances and 16 firefighters were tackling a blaze which is expected to continue into the evening.

A NIFRS spokesperson said: "“Please stay away from the area where firefighting operations are taking place and avoid hillwalking close to Slieve Bearnagh.

“In Western Area Command, Firefighters were called to gorse on fire in the White Bridge area of Ballygawley, Co Tyrone today at 1.57pm. There are currently 4 Fire Appliances and over 20 Firefighters battling a 1 mile fire front.

“Whilst Firefighters have been in attendance at these wildfire incidents, NIFRS continues to respond to other emergencies in the community including a house fire in Newry and a fire in a flat in Belfast. Firefighters were also called to a potential aircraft incident in Enniskillen earlier today however no action was required on arrival."