Watch: ‘It’s a scene of utter devastation’

An Irish Air Corps helicopter has been called in to help tackle areas in West Roscommon still smouldering and burning
Watch: ‘It’s a scene of utter devastation’

The massive wildfire has destroyed large tracts of forestry in West Roscommon. Pic: Liam Reynolds

This morning, Roscommon Herald photographer Liam Reynolds visited one of the many areas in West Roscommon that have been devastated by a raging wildfire.

The blaze has ravaged hundreds of acres of forestry and bogland.

An Irish Air Corps helicopter has now been called in to help tackle areas that are still smouldering and burning.

Liam captured the scale of the devastation in this video:

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