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Mourne Mountains: Huge wildfire treated as arson

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75% Informative

Huge gorse fire in County Down is believed to have been started deliberately.

More than 100 firefighters with 15 appliances worked throughout the night to bring it under control.

The fire service said the blaze stretched for approximately two miles , including a large area of forestry.

A small number of nearby residents were asked to leave their homes overnight .

VR Score

74

Informative language

71

Neutral language

49

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

48

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

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Time-value

short-lived

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1

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