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Chemical hazard at factory blaze | Chemical hazard at factory blaze |
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More than 50 people were moved from their homes for a time in Antrim after a major fire broke out at a factory containing hazardous chemicals. | |
Nine fire trucks and three specialist appliances were sent to tackle the blaze at the Camden Group's glazing factory at Greystone Road. | Nine fire trucks and three specialist appliances were sent to tackle the blaze at the Camden Group's glazing factory at Greystone Road. |
Firefighters used extension ladders to get at the blaze from above, while part of the building has been destroyed. | Firefighters used extension ladders to get at the blaze from above, while part of the building has been destroyed. |
Local residents were advised to close their windows and stay indoors. | Local residents were advised to close their windows and stay indoors. |
Wesley Currie of the Fire and Rescue Service said it had taken them about an hour before they could access the blaze through a hole in the roof. | Wesley Currie of the Fire and Rescue Service said it had taken them about an hour before they could access the blaze through a hole in the roof. |
"There was no way we would commit any men because there was no life risk," he said. | "There was no way we would commit any men because there was no life risk," he said. |
Firefighters continued damping down the smouldering building for hours after the blaze was brought under control. | |
At its height, the blaze could be seen from as far as 10 miles away. |