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Hundreds of sheep saved from hay shed fire

Getty Two sheep side by side among a larger group of sheep in a shedGetty
An animal rescue team is in attendance

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) are tackling a fire at a large hay shed used to house about 300 sheep in County Down.

The NIFRS were called out to the farm on the Cascum Road, Banbridge at 21:03 BST on Thursday.

"Initially, 300 sheep in the shed were led to safety by NIFRS Large Animal Rescue Team from Newcastle. The fire is in hay, which is being removed by a telehandler to help extinguish the fire.

"Over 40 firefighters and six fire appliances have been working throughout the night to bring it under control", NIFRS said.

The incident is ongoing and operations will continue for some time.