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The minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, has described the blazes as having a devastating impact on the environment and wildlife.

The minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, described the blazes as having a devastating impact on the environment and wildlife.

At least three other firefighters have been killed in the blazes.

It follows a large gorse fire on the mountain on Monday, and two other blazes in the area last week, one near Silent Valley and another near Castlewellan, in County Down.

Thousands of firefighters and about 5,000 military personnel have been deployed to contain multiple blazes, as well as helicopters from the US military stationed in Korea.