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28/09/2009
Gallaghers Up In Smoke
Around 50 fire fighters have been tackling a large blaze at a cigarette factory in Ballymena, Co Antrim.
The fire - which was in outbuildings at Gallaghers factory - broke out overnight and saw a three-storey high warehouse, holding thousands of pounds worth of tobacco, destroyed.
At its height, eight fire appliances attended the blaze, but no-one was injured.
Area Commander Peter O'Reilly said they worked hard to stop the fire spreading to the main factory.
"It is a storage facility filled with tobacco which is difficult to contain. The building is so old it is partial to collapse.
"We also worked hard to prevent the fire from spreading to the main factory itself," he said, noting that it was too early to say how the fire started.
He said the building was dangerous and he recommended that structural engineers assess that danger before anyone entered it.
(BMcC/GK)
The fire - which was in outbuildings at Gallaghers factory - broke out overnight and saw a three-storey high warehouse, holding thousands of pounds worth of tobacco, destroyed.
At its height, eight fire appliances attended the blaze, but no-one was injured.
Area Commander Peter O'Reilly said they worked hard to stop the fire spreading to the main factory.
"It is a storage facility filled with tobacco which is difficult to contain. The building is so old it is partial to collapse.
"We also worked hard to prevent the fire from spreading to the main factory itself," he said, noting that it was too early to say how the fire started.
He said the building was dangerous and he recommended that structural engineers assess that danger before anyone entered it.
(BMcC/GK)
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