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Maurice Fitzmaurice

Tully Forest fire being tackled by 13 fire appliances

The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service is fighting a forest blaze with 13 appliances.

Scores of personnel are tackling the fire at Tully Forest outside Lisnaskea in Fermanagh.

An NIFRS Spokesperson said the blaze was reported at just before 11am this morning.

They added: “NIFRS have 10 pumping appliance in attendance, 2 water tankers and a High Volume Pump. The public are encouraged to stay away from the area to keep roads clear for emergency vehicles.

“NIFRS would appeal to everyone to take extra care in the outdoors at this time to prevent accidental fires from starting. For example, always extinguish smoking materials properly and never throw cigarette ends out of car windows.

“Please remember that a fire engine can only be in one place at one time; so if we’re called to non-emergencies, it could impact on our attendance time to an incident where we are really needed.

“The public are also reminded that deliberate setting of wildfires is a criminal offence and if you see anyone setting a fire you should call the PSNI immediately.”

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