Firefighters battle gorse fire in Dublin Mountains and UK records hottest February day ever

In Roscommon, temperatures topped 17 degrees and over in Wales it was above 20.

By Rónán Duffy Monday 25 Feb 2019, 9:46 PM

Feb 25th 2019, 9:46 PM 39,278 Views 26 Comments

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Rathfarnham & Tallaght firefighters are attending a gorse wildfire off the Military road above view point in the Dublin mountains . 2 fire engines on scene #Dublin #fire #DublinMountains pic.twitter.com/poPYE2dsew
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 25, 2019

Source: Dublin Fire Brigade/Twitter

FIREFIGHTERS FROM DUBLIN Fire Brigade (DFB) are attending a gorse fire in the Dublin mountains this evening.

The wildfire is in an area off the Military Road above a viewing point.

Two DFB units are at the scene as well as firefighters from Rathfarnham and Tallaght.

The fire is said to be visible from up to 10km away.

Temperatures for today have been unseasonably mild with temperatures reaching of 17.3 degrees in Roscommon.

Tonight's gorse wildfire in the Dublin mountains as seen from a departing flight over the city #Dublin #fire pic.twitter.com/DooiTMXu7U
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) February 25, 2019

Source: Dublin Fire Brigade/Twitter

In the UK, today was officially the warmest ever on record for February and was the first time a temperature of above 20 degrees celsius was recorded in the month.

The Met Office says that the temperature of 20.6 degrees recorded in Trawsgoed in Wales was the hottest ever recorded in winter.

The Met Office lists February as the last month of winter and March as the first month of spring.

It's officially the UK's warmest winter day on record; three sites exceeded 20 Celsius today with 20.6 °C at Trawsgoed, Ceredigion the highest temperature ☀️🌡️ pic.twitter.com/eMCYDUdwW7
— Met Office (@metoffice) February 25, 2019

Source: Met Office/Twitter

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Firefighters battle gorse fire in Dublin Mountains and UK records hottest February day ever