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| All NI ambulance calls diverted to Scotland | |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| All calls to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service are being diverted to Scotland due to a problem with the NIAS communication network. | All calls to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service are being diverted to Scotland due to a problem with the NIAS communication network. |
| It is understood all its telephone land lines and computers have been affected. | It is understood all its telephone land lines and computers have been affected. |
| A NIAS spokesman said Scottish ambulance service staff were taking 999 calls from Northern Ireland and then passing the details on to NIAS headquarters via mobile phone. | A NIAS spokesman said Scottish ambulance service staff were taking 999 calls from Northern Ireland and then passing the details on to NIAS headquarters via mobile phone. |
| He added they were trying to rectify the problem as soon as possible. | He added they were trying to rectify the problem as soon as possible. |
| It is understood the problem began at about 19:30 GMT. | It is understood the problem began at about 19:30 GMT. |
| NIAS spokesman John McPoland told the BBC that it appeared a back-up electricity generator had failed. | |
| There have been problems with the electricity network across Northern Ireland due to heavy snow and strong winds. | |
| Thousands of customers across eastern and northern areas have been without power since Friday. | |
| BT also said in a statement that weather conditions had caused "considerable damage" to its network. |