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Firefighters Battle Blaze on Slieve Binnian: International Edition (English)

by admin | Mar 24, 2025 | disasters, emergency services, firefighters, incident, wildfires

Firefighters have arrived at the location of a gorse blaze on Slieve Binnian within the Mourne Mountains.

Six firefighting vehicles and a command support unit are engaged in combating the fire.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has requested that locals keep their windows and doors shut as they continue with fire suppression activities.

It comes after two other fires in the region earlier last week, one
near Silent Valley
and another
near Castlewellan
.

It is suspected that the fire close to Castlewellan was intentionally ignited.

The Natural Hazards Partnership
an Amber alert was issued for wildfires in Northern Ireland last Friday.

It was mentioned that dry and windy weather increased the likelihood of a fire outbreak.

A gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains has been extinguished.
Mournes Mountains Fire Suspected to Be Deliberately Started

Western Japan Battles Unrelenting Wildfires: Evacuations and Damage Surge

by admin | Mar 24, 2025 | disasters, emergencies, emergency management, fire, wildfires

At least two regions in western Japan have been impacted by wildfires, resulting in damages to numerous houses and compelling many inhabitants to leave their homes.

Wildfires in Okayama and Ehime prefectures have scorched an area of 370 hectares, with fire crews continuing to battle the flames as of Monday.

In Iwahari City, towering trees on a slope caught fire, with helicopters observed releasing water onto the blaze. Simultaneously, in Okayama, a fire initiated on Sunday afternoon has resulted in damage to five residences, leading to mandatory evacuations for hundreds of inhabitants within the impacted area, as reported by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.