By Q radio news
A senior firefighter says he's been "blown away" by the support from the public - following a major fire in the Mourne Mountains over the weekend.
The blaze on Slieve Donard - lead a three day emergency effort involving 100 firefighters.
Police investigating the outbreak say they're working to establish the circumstances surrounding its cause.
Yesterday the Northern Ireland Fire Service says it believed the blaze on Slieve Donard was started deliberately.
A senior firefighter says he's been "blown away" by the support from the public - following a major fire in the Mourne Mountains over the weekendhttps://t.co/S7tJVxVDLk
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Meanwhile, the PSNI says it could have started off the main walkway along the Bloody Bridge path - possibly late on Thursday night.
They're particularly keen to speak to the owner of a dark coloured saloon type car - that's understood to have been in the area when firefighters arrived just after 1am on Friday morning.
Mark Smith, Area Commander with the fire service is asking people to help prevent further incidents like this:
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