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Blaze at Belfast builder's yard | Blaze at Belfast builder's yard |
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A large quantity of building materials has been destroyed during a suspicious fire in west Belfast. | A large quantity of building materials has been destroyed during a suspicious fire in west Belfast. |
Eight fire crews fought the blaze at a builder's yard behind the former Budget DIY store on the Andersonstown Road last night. | Eight fire crews fought the blaze at a builder's yard behind the former Budget DIY store on the Andersonstown Road last night. |
The fire spread to the derelict store, however, it caused only minor damage. | The fire spread to the derelict store, however, it caused only minor damage. |
"It was dangerous in that the fire spread inside the derelict building," said Martin McDonald of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue service. | |
"So at one stage we had to commit men inside to basically to extinguish the fire. | |
"Because it was a derelict building we were unsure just how safe the structure was, and we had to treat it with great care whenever we went inside." |