Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 23rd April 2021

A gorse fire spreads across the Mourne Mountains overlooking Newcastle, Co Down.placeholder image
Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 23rd April 2021 A gorse fire spreads across the Mourne Mountains overlooking Newcastle, Co Down.

PICTURES: This is what happened when fire ravaged the Mourne Mountains

The firefighting operation at the Mourne Mountains is being scaled back.

On the third day of battling the flames, the major incident status was de-escalated.

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