The south Armagh night sky lit up on Sunday night as a huge gorse fire erupted in Forkhill
Locals told to remain inside as firefighters, under the cover of darkness, battled the blaze which stretched across large parts of the Slieve Brack mountain.
The cause of the fire is unknown at present and it remains unclear as to the extent of the damage this morning.
A Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) spokesman said last night: “We currently have crews engaged in fighting a wildland fire in the Slievebrack area.
“This fire is producing a lot of smoke which is being pushed towards dwellings in the Forkhill area.
“NIFRS advises all local residents in the vicinity of this fire to close windows and doors at this time.”
#Crossmaglen crews attended a #wildfire in Forkhill, due to risk of injury we had to standby and allow it to burn. pic.twitter.com/gbHKNLbpGz
— NIFRSSouth (@nifrssouth) April 25, 2016
Read more news:
Police praise ‘responsible’ parents for taking action after son’s party gets out of hand
Visitors/education centre and youth drop-in feature in Markethill ‘masterplan’
Parties polls apart over multi-million pound county Armagh railway network promises
New enterprise park at centre of Tandragee master-plan
Police ‘calling card’ as drugs seized and man arrested in house search
Officer cleared of breaking car window ‘despite being offered keys’
Club honours tragic and much-loved Peter Hughes with poignant jersey tribute
Plans to merge Armagh libraries but where will they go?
