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Residents were urged to stay inside their homes as firefighters battled a huge gorse fire on Sunday night.

The blaze lit up Slieve Brack mountain above Forkhill village in Co Armagh . The cause of the fire is not yet known.

A Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) spokesman said last night: “We currently have crews engaged in fighting a wildland fire in the Slieve Brack 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."

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