Man (25) arrested in relation to Down wildfire

James Cox

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

More than 100 firefighters spent 10 hours tackling the blaze in the Hilltown area of the Mourne Mountains overnight.

Eight fire appliances and 68 firefighters attended from Rathfriland, Kilkeel, Warrenpoint, Banbridge, Newry, Newcastle, Ballycastle, Coleraine, Armagh and Kilrea Fire Stations supported by a Command Support Unit and other specialist vehicles.

The PSNI 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.