Forkhill

A fire which spread across a mountainside in south Armagh for two days is being treated as deliberate. The blaze started on Slieve Brack mountain near Forkhill on Sunday. Fire fighters had to let the fire burn because it was in an inaccessible part of ...

A gorse fire that raged across a Co Armagh mountain at the weekend was still burning last night, prompting fears of long-term environmental damage. Intense flames could be seen from the village of Forkhill on Sunday, burning right from the peak to the ...

Black smoke and flames were seen billowing from Slieve Brack mountain over Forkhill village on Sunday night with residents urged to stay indoors. Fire crews were sent to the area but were forced to leave the blaze to burn out as the area was ...

Residents bore witness to smoke billowing from the wildfire in Slieve Brack Mountain above Forkhill on Sunday evening. Firefighter crews attended the wildfire , but due to risk of injury they had to standby and allow it to burn. Photographer Patrick ...

A gorse fire in south Armagh is still alight almost a day after it broke out. Black smoke was seen billowing from Slieve Brack mountain above Forkhill from about 20:30 BST on Sunday. The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze was ...

Residents of south Armagh and parts of Louth, including Dundalk, bore witness to smoke billowing from a huge gorse fire in Slieve Brack Mountain above Forkhill on Sunday evening. According to the BBC, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said the ...