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| Car workshop destroyed in blaze | Car workshop destroyed in blaze |
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| A fire has destroyed a car workshop and a house in County Antrim. | |
| At one stage about 55 firefighters battled the blaze at Arthur Road in Glengormley. The blaze was reported shortly before 0300 BST. | At one stage about 55 firefighters battled the blaze at Arthur Road in Glengormley. The blaze was reported shortly before 0300 BST. |
| Damage has been caused to the roofs of three fastfood restaurants beside the workshop and some residents were asked to leave their homes. | Damage has been caused to the roofs of three fastfood restaurants beside the workshop and some residents were asked to leave their homes. |
| One man had to be led to safety by firefighters. Early indications are that the fire was suspicious. | One man had to be led to safety by firefighters. Early indications are that the fire was suspicious. |
| Firefighter Gary Thompson said there were concerns that the blaze would spread. | Firefighter Gary Thompson said there were concerns that the blaze would spread. |
| "We arrived at about 0300 BST to a car workshop which was well alight and was at risk of spreading to adjacent properties," Mr Thompson said. | "We arrived at about 0300 BST to a car workshop which was well alight and was at risk of spreading to adjacent properties," Mr Thompson said. |
| "Initial indications are this fire does look like a suspicious, deliberate fire." | "Initial indications are this fire does look like a suspicious, deliberate fire." |
| A Chinese couple and their two young daughters had just moved into the house which was destroyed. | |
| They are now homeless and are being put up in a nearby hotel. | |
| A man was rescued by the Fire Service and all the residents were evacuated from their homes. | |
| Resident Henry Magill said: It was very frightening, because were actually in bed and were told to get out at about 3 o'clock because the whole place behind us was on fire." | |
| Muktar Wahbi, who owns a kebab store, said: "It is really bad - I am gutted. | |
| "I spent the last three or four weeks just preparing things. Saturday was our first night - I cannot find the words." |