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Fire evacuees 'not out of pocket' Fire evacuees back in their homes
(about 5 hours later)
Families who spent the night in hotels after two gas cylinders caught fire will not be out of pocket, the Housing Executive has said. Families who spent the night in hotels after two gas cylinders caught fire have returned to their homes.
A number of homes were evacuated after the blaze broke out in Coleraine's Ballysally estate on Wednesday.A number of homes were evacuated after the blaze broke out in Coleraine's Ballysally estate on Wednesday.
The Housing Executive said it would meets the costs of putting residents up in hotels and bed and breakfasts. The Fire and Rescue Service's Bill Wilsden said the evacuation was necessary as the gas was dangerous.
The Fire and Rescue Service's Bill Wilsden hoped everyone would be able to return by lunchtime on Thursday. "Acetylene is a very unstable substance when it's involved in a fire and... we must ensure that we keep a cordon around it for 24 hours," he said.
"Acetylene is a very unstable substance when it's involved in a fire and in order to make the place as safe as possible we must ensure that we keep a cordon around it for 24 hours. Gerry McCloskey, the district manager for the Housing Executive, said everything possible had been done to accommodate the families.
"Unfortunately, the nearby residents have had to be evacuated for that period of time," Mr Wilsden said.
Gerry McCloskey, the district manager for the Housing Executive, said everything possible was being done to accommodate the families.
"I appreciate the way the various agencies have cooperated in trying to sort out the problems," he said."I appreciate the way the various agencies have cooperated in trying to sort out the problems," he said.
"We are particularly grateful to Ballysally Primary School who allowed us to use their facilities.""We are particularly grateful to Ballysally Primary School who allowed us to use their facilities."
He said he hoped people would not be "out of pocket" and that the executive had put people up in hotels.He said he hoped people would not be "out of pocket" and that the executive had put people up in hotels.