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On Monday morning William Johnston, group commander, said: "The first call was taken at 17.42 yesterday evening. We received in excess of 60 calls from members of the public regarding the mountain fire.

"Crews from Springfield attended the scene and they were able to extinguish a small area of fire using beaters but the majority of the area was inaccessible due to the terrain and cliff edges.

"They assessed the situation and no life or property was at risk. There were a lot of calls coming from members of the public from different areas of Belfast because they could see it all over and they were advised the fire service were keeping a watch on it.

"Due to the safety issues, we would not commit crews in darkness to a mountain side."