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| Derry fire: 50 firefighters tackle Poundstrectcher store blaze | Derry fire: 50 firefighters tackle Poundstrectcher store blaze |
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| About 50 firefighters have been dealing with a blaze at a Poundstretcher store in Londonderry. | About 50 firefighters have been dealing with a blaze at a Poundstretcher store in Londonderry. |
| The Fire and Rescue Service was alerted around 01:30 BST on Thursday after a fire alarm went off at the shop at Bishop Street. | The Fire and Rescue Service was alerted around 01:30 BST on Thursday after a fire alarm went off at the shop at Bishop Street. |
| It's understood 100 gas canisters were inside the building at the time and exploded. | |
| There are no reports of any injuries. | |
| When crews arrived the fire was well developed on the ground floor. | When crews arrived the fire was well developed on the ground floor. |
| The fire service said officers had stopped the blaze spreading to premises on either side of the building. | The fire service said officers had stopped the blaze spreading to premises on either side of the building. |
| There are no reports of any injuries. | There are no reports of any injuries. |
| Group commander Colm McGuigan told BBC Radio Foyle that "substantial damage" has been caused to the building. | Group commander Colm McGuigan told BBC Radio Foyle that "substantial damage" has been caused to the building. |
| "One fire crew attended to a fire that looked harmless at first," said Mr McGuigan. | "One fire crew attended to a fire that looked harmless at first," said Mr McGuigan. |
| "But a fully developed fire was going on behind the shutters of the shop. | "But a fully developed fire was going on behind the shutters of the shop. |
| "There were eight crews at the scene at one time then three other crews arrived. | "There were eight crews at the scene at one time then three other crews arrived. |
| "This is a four-storey building and our main focus was to make sure that this fire didn't spread. | "This is a four-storey building and our main focus was to make sure that this fire didn't spread. |
| "We don't know how exactly it happened. An investigation will start. | "We don't know how exactly it happened. An investigation will start. |
| "The Poundstretcher store has suffered substantial damage along with a warehouse on Magazine Street. | |
| "Gas canisters and barbeque coals were exploding, popping and burning for hours." | |
| The fire service said they will be in the Bishop Street area for several hours on Thursday. |