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| Diversions over builder yard fire | Diversions over builder yard fire |
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| Fire crews and police are attending the scene of a fire at a building yard outside Omagh, County Tyrone. | |
| The fire, on the Curr Road, is being attended by 10 fire appliances, the Fire and Rescue Service said. | The fire, on the Curr Road, is being attended by 10 fire appliances, the Fire and Rescue Service said. |
| Police have said that there are a number of diversions in operation on the A5 between Ballygawley and Omagh. | Police have said that there are a number of diversions in operation on the A5 between Ballygawley and Omagh. |
| They are advising motorists heading from the town to Omagh to use alternative routes. | They are advising motorists heading from the town to Omagh to use alternative routes. |
| Senior Commander John Allen, of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, said the incident was a difficult job for the crews at the scene. | |
| "The key to this is there is an oil tank involved as you would expect in a builder's yard, and a lot of plastic piping which is highly flammable producing large quantities of thick black smoke," he said. | |
| "Thanks to the hard work of our people we have managed to bring it under control." |