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| Homes evacuated over gas danger | Homes evacuated over gas danger |
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| About 20 families have had to leave their homes after a fire at a petrol station on the outskirts of Limavady in County Londonderry. | |
| The houses in Ardgavan Cottages on the Ballyavlin Road were evacuated on Wednesday evening because of the danger posed by gas cylinders at the garage. | |
| A 200-metre exclusion zone has been put in place while the cylinders cool down. | A 200-metre exclusion zone has been put in place while the cylinders cool down. |
| It is expected the residents will not be allowed to return to their homes until later. | It is expected the residents will not be allowed to return to their homes until later. |
| "The incident started around teatime last night, so realistically you're looking at the same time tonight before the incident is brought to a close," said Fire Service Commander Paul Coyle. | |
| "The nature of the gas itself is that it can be quite unstable and just to maximise precautions it needs a 24-hour process of cooling." |