A firecrew battling the huge gorse fire in West Donegal have become trapped.
The crew are battling to save a house in the Belcruit area but have been surrounded by flames.
The firemen are not in immediate danger as they have doused the area around them.
They are now awaiting helicopters to put out the fires around them so they can exit the area and secure the house.
One fireman told Donegal Daily: “This is unreal stuff. I have battled a lot of gorse fires over the years but this is amongst the most dangerous.
Everything is bone dry and there is a strong wind so these are perfect conditions for the fires to spread rapidly.”
The Minister of State with Responsibility for Defence, Paul Kehoe, has scrambled Air Corps helicopters and Army personnel to the scene of a serious gorse fire in West Donegal.
The huge fire in the Annagry and Loughanure areas is out of control and in danger of coming into contact with homes.
At least eight sections of Donegal Fire Service have been battling the blaze for the past five hours.
They have been supported on the ground by scores of local volunteers who are risking their lives to beat out the flames.
Picture: Micheal Mac Giolla Easbuig
