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| 100 homes evacuated over gas fear | |
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| About 100 homes in a County Down village have been evacuated after a fire at a welding workshop prompted fears that gas cylinders could explode. | About 100 homes in a County Down village have been evacuated after a fire at a welding workshop prompted fears that gas cylinders could explode. |
| A 200-metre exclusion zone was set up around the premises at Old Park Road in Drumaness at about 0900 GMT on Tuesday. | A 200-metre exclusion zone was set up around the premises at Old Park Road in Drumaness at about 0900 GMT on Tuesday. |
| It is believed the cooling-down period will last until Wednesday morning. | It is believed the cooling-down period will last until Wednesday morning. |
| Local residents who need assistance, medical help or alternative accommodation have been advised to attend Ballynahinch Community Centre. | Local residents who need assistance, medical help or alternative accommodation have been advised to attend Ballynahinch Community Centre. |
| Sinn Fein councillor Michael Coogan said it was a difficult situation for the residents. | |
| "They can't even go back to their properties to retrieve things like medication, or nappies or baby formula and things of that nature," he said. | |
| "So there'll be a whole range of problems that present themselves this evening and we'll just do our best to try and accommodate everybody." |