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Thu 03 Mar 2010Dry conditions spreading upland scrub fires
SCRUB FIRES which have been spreading rapidly in some uplands in Cos Wicklow and Kerry over recent days have been assisted by unusually dry daytime conditions, according to Met Éireann.
Fire fighters in Co Kerry have asked farmers not to burn scrub after gorse and mountain fires saw some homes threatened.
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