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Town fire treated as 'suspicious' | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
Police are treating a fire in Larne which resulted in a number of families leaving their homes as suspicious. | |
Four fire crews attended the blaze at outbuildings on the Old Belfast Road after it was reported at 0210 GMT on Sunday. | |
The buildings contained gas cylinders and the Fire and Rescue Service said a 200 metre exclusion zone would be in place for 24 hours. | |
Police said there was no indication when the families could return home. | |
The A8 dual carriageway was closed between the Circular Road and the Highways junction but has since reopened. | |
Earlier, Station Commander Martin McDonald said there had been a severe fire in the shed, which contained a number of vehicles and acetylene cylinders, which is unstable when heated. | |
"Because of this we felt there was a need to evacuate residents from the surrounding homes," he said. | "Because of this we felt there was a need to evacuate residents from the surrounding homes," he said. |