Firefighters tackled a gorse fire for around two hours outside Killarney last night.
Fire Control was notified at around 10:20 last night of a fire in the Knockaliebade area of Kilcummin, outside Killarney.
Four units of the Kerry Fire Service responded in total, from the Killarney and Castleisland brigades.
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They left the scene again more than two hours later, at 12:45am.
The brigade was able to confirm that it was a gorse fire.
Kerry Fire Service is reminding landowners that it’s illegal to burn land from 1st March to 31st August, and the burning of gorse and upland areas is a severe threat to wildlife and property.
