Firefighters battle to control major gorse fire on Glenshane pass

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Firefighters are trying to stop a major gorse fire causing widespread damage to woodland on the Glenshane Pass.

Group Commander, Mark Smyth is from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue.

The blaze broke out early yesterday morning... before spreading to a form a front which is now just under a mile long.

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