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Irish Mirror
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Rebecca Black

Firefighters tackle blaze in Irish barley field made famous by Rihanna

Firefighters are battling a blaze in a Co Down barley field made famous by pop star Rihanna.

Three fire appliances were deployed to the field just outside Bangor, with firefighters seen dousing flames across a wide area.

The view across the field dominated by an old tree was made famous in 2011 in the 34-year-old’s music video for her hit We Found Love featuring Calvin Harris.

The video included scenes shot in north Belfast as well as in the more rural setting on the road from Northern Ireland’s capital city to Bangor.

The scene in Co Down where a field made famous by the music star Rihanna is on fire. Picture date: Wednesday August 31, 2022. (PA Wire/PA Images)
File photo dated 26/09/11 of Rihanna during the first day of filming her new pop video in a field in County Down. Firefighters are tackling a blaze in the field made famous in the video. Picture date: Wednesday August 31, 2022. (PA Wire/PA Images)
File photo dated 26/09/11 of Rihanna during the first day of filming her new pop video in a field in County Down. Firefighters are tackling a blaze in the field made famous in the video. Picture date: Wednesday August 31, 2022. (PA Wire/PA Images)

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said they received a call for assistance at 3.50pm on Wednesday.

A spokesperson said three fire appliances attended, two from Bangor fire station and one from Holywood fire station.

They said the incident in the large barley field remains ongoing.

On Wednesday evening, police issued a warning to motorists planning to travel along the Belfast Road between the Ballyrobert Road and Craigantlet Road junctions.

A police spokesperson described visibility as poor and urged motorists to seek an alternative route.

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