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| Crews battle fire at fuel depot | Crews battle fire at fuel depot |
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| Fire crews have been battling against a major fire at a fuel depot in west Belfast. | Fire crews have been battling against a major fire at a fuel depot in west Belfast. |
| Fourteen appliances and 65 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze which is being treated as suspicious. | Fourteen appliances and 65 firefighters were involved in tackling the blaze which is being treated as suspicious. |
| The fire broke out at Colinglen Road in Poleglass at about 2100 GMT on Wednesday and took three hours to bring under control. | The fire broke out at Colinglen Road in Poleglass at about 2100 GMT on Wednesday and took three hours to bring under control. |
| The single-structure building collapsed while Fire and Rescue Service officers were at the scene. No-one was injured. | The single-structure building collapsed while Fire and Rescue Service officers were at the scene. No-one was injured. |
| A fire service spokesperson said the first crews on the scene were faced with "a running fuel fire". | A fire service spokesperson said the first crews on the scene were faced with "a running fuel fire". |
| The building, which contained heating oil and gas cylinders, was described as "well alight" when firefighters arrived. | The building, which contained heating oil and gas cylinders, was described as "well alight" when firefighters arrived. |
| Area Commander Chris Kerr said there was an explosion riskThe crews remained at the scene throughout the night working on pollution prevention measures. | |
| Area Commander Chris Kerr said the fire crews faced a difficult task. | Area Commander Chris Kerr said the fire crews faced a difficult task. |
| "This was a very large operation for us indeed," he said. | "This was a very large operation for us indeed," he said. |
| "Those resources were co-ordinated to prevent the fire speading to acetylene cyclinders which could have posed a risk of explosion and danger to the public." | "Those resources were co-ordinated to prevent the fire speading to acetylene cyclinders which could have posed a risk of explosion and danger to the public." |