Man arrested in connection with serious wildfire in Co. Down

A 25 year old man has been arrested in relation to a serious wildfire in County Down.

More than a hundred firefighters spent 10 hours tackling the blaze in the Hilltown area of the Mourne Mountains overnight.

Police have since arrested a man on suspicion of a number of offences, including arson.

It comes as firefighters currently deal with a separate gorse fire that’s broken out in the Silent Valley area of the Mournes.

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