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Heroic firefighters were called out from stations across Northern Ireland this week to rescue four bulls that had fallen into a slurry tank.

At 6pm on Wednesday, an urgent call was made to the NI Fire and Rescue Service to come and help the distressed animals.

The incident happened at 6pm at a farm on the Diamond View Road, Tullyglush, Dromore.

A spokeswoman for the Fire Service said seven Fire Appliances attended the incident to save the stricken animals, one each from Dromore, Lurgan, Lisburn and Newcastle with a further three Specialist Rescue Team Appliances also attending.

Firefighters rescuing four cattle from a slurry tank in Dromore Co Down on Wednesday 24 November. Photo: NIFRS.

Area Commander for Southern Area Command, Dermot Rooney, said the call was made by a farmer who had discovered that some of his animals, which he had housed for the winter, had fallen into a slurry tank.

“The floor of the cattle house had given way and four bullocks had fallen into a slurry tank,” he told the News Letter.

The Fire Service were able to send their Animal Rescue Team from Newcastle, Co Down along with other officers. “We successfully rescued all four animals alive from the incident. These animals can be quite challenging in terms of safety, because obviously these are big animals in a distressed state and in a dangerous environment involving slurry.”

Heroic firefighters in seven fire appliances rescue four bulls which had fallen into slurry tank