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11/01/2017
Homes Evacuated Following Fire At Petrol Station In West Belfast
A number of residents were evacuated from their homes after a fire at a petrol service station in west Belfast.
The blaze happened on the Stewartstown Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 11 January.
A total of seven fire appliances and one aerial appliance was used to put out the fire which was contained to a single building, according to the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS).
The cause of the fire is not known and an investigation has been launched.
Residents returned to their homes at around 6am.
(CD/JP)
The blaze happened on the Stewartstown Road in the early hours of Wednesday morning, 11 January.
A total of seven fire appliances and one aerial appliance was used to put out the fire which was contained to a single building, according to the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS).
The cause of the fire is not known and an investigation has been launched.
Residents returned to their homes at around 6am.
(CD/JP)
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