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18/07/2013
Four Engines Tackle Howth Gorse Fires
Gorse fires on the west side of Howth were "most likely" to have been started maliciously.
Four Dublin fire brigade units are on site tackling the fires, which were reported by pilots flying over Howth from Dublin Airport.
It is understood that the fires are not thought to be of any danger to people or property and that the fire service have contained them.
An investigation into the cause of the blaze is underway.
(MH/CD)
Four Dublin fire brigade units are on site tackling the fires, which were reported by pilots flying over Howth from Dublin Airport.
It is understood that the fires are not thought to be of any danger to people or property and that the fire service have contained them.
An investigation into the cause of the blaze is underway.
(MH/CD)
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