Fifty firefighters have helped to tackle a major overnight blaze in Co Down.

According to the NI Fire & Rescue Service, the incident centred on outbuildings on the Ballybeen Road, Moneyreagh.

Crews were mobilised to the incident just before 11.15pm on Friday night.

A NIFRS spokesperson said: “At the height of the incident, nine fire appliances and a total of 50 personnel were in attendance at the scene of the fire, involving a number of outbuildings.

“Crews from Carryduff, Central, Comber, Knock, Newtownards and Lisburn worked diligently to extinguish the fire”.

Firefighters left the scene shortly before 6.30am this morning.