Hundreds of thousands of euro worth of forestry has been destroyed in a massive fire in west Roscommon. It broke out in the Carrowbehy and Gortaganny area at around 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and spread widely. The blaze was still burning late last night, despite the best efforts of the fire service.
The fire is now believed to be under control this morning. Tommy Hora, from Lecarrow in Gortaganny, was among the landowners badly affected:
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Tommy's was one of several houses that narrowly avoided burning down:
