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Fire crews battle company blaze | Fire crews battle company blaze |
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More than 60 firefighters have worked throughout the night to bring a fire in County Antrim under control. | |
The blaze at the Blaris industrial estate near Lisburn began at about 2000 GMT on Thursday and spread rapidly. | The blaze at the Blaris industrial estate near Lisburn began at about 2000 GMT on Thursday and spread rapidly. |
Seven fire engines and two aerial appliances were brought in to tackle the fire at a machinery supplies business which was destroyed. | |
Fire crews stopped the fire spreading to two adjoining premises. The fire is thought to have been accidental. | |
The unit which was destroyed contained wood and plastic, resulting in a huge plume of smoke | |
Smoke and water damage was caused to adjoining units. | |
John Wilson from the Fire and Rescue Service said they were "still working to make the area safe". | John Wilson from the Fire and Rescue Service said they were "still working to make the area safe". |
"There were concerns quite early on that there was going to be a structural collapse and in fact that is still the situation at present," he said. | "There were concerns quite early on that there was going to be a structural collapse and in fact that is still the situation at present," he said. |
"It hampered fire-fighting at the time and it is still hampering operations at the moment. | "It hampered fire-fighting at the time and it is still hampering operations at the moment. |
"Because of the risk of a structural collapse, we had to attack the fire from above rather than commiting our crews inside the building." | "Because of the risk of a structural collapse, we had to attack the fire from above rather than commiting our crews inside the building." |