Buncrana Gorse Fire - 08 April 2013



In the early hours of this morning (Monday 8th April 2013, Buncrana Fire Brigade were battling to control a giant gorse fire on Fahan Hill in Buncrana, Donegal. Photographer Adam Rory Porter said the fire was approximately 1.5 kilometres away from his house in this picture.

Donegal County Fire and Rescue Service says it believes many of the gorse and forest fires it has attended in the past week may have been started deliberately.

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