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15/02/2007
Firefighters battle fire at fuel depot
Firefighters have battled a major fire at a fuel depot in Belfast.
Around 70 fire crew tackled the blaze which broke out at around 9.30pm last night at Colin Glen in Poleglass, west Belfast.
A single structure building collapsed but there were no injuries and the fire was extinguished after three hours.
A spokesperson for the service described the scene as “a running fuel fire” and the building containing heating oil and gas cylinders was “well alight” when the crew arrived on the scene.
Chris Kerr, Area Commander said: “This was a very large operation for us indeed.
“Those resources were co-ordinated to prevent the fire spreading to acetylene cylinders which could have posed a risk of explosion and danger to the public.”
The fire is being treated as malicious.
(JM)
Around 70 fire crew tackled the blaze which broke out at around 9.30pm last night at Colin Glen in Poleglass, west Belfast.
A single structure building collapsed but there were no injuries and the fire was extinguished after three hours.
A spokesperson for the service described the scene as “a running fuel fire” and the building containing heating oil and gas cylinders was “well alight” when the crew arrived on the scene.
Chris Kerr, Area Commander said: “This was a very large operation for us indeed.
“Those resources were co-ordinated to prevent the fire spreading to acetylene cylinders which could have posed a risk of explosion and danger to the public.”
The fire is being treated as malicious.
(JM)
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