Motorists advised to avoid area due to gorse fire

MOTORISTS travelling in the Coalisland area this evening are asked to aoid the Annaghnaboe Road due to a gorse fire which has started in the locality.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service are currently dealing with the blaze, which is the latest one to affect Tyrone in recent days.

Drivers are being asked by the PSNI to seek an alternative main route for their journey while the efforts to extinguish the fire are ongoing.