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| Residents warned over tyre blaze | Residents warned over tyre blaze |
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| Residents in a County Londonderry village have been told to keep their windows closed due to a huge tyre fire. | Residents in a County Londonderry village have been told to keep their windows closed due to a huge tyre fire. |
| It started at the Campsie Industrial Estate in Eglinton at about 2200 BST on Sunday. Up to 50,000 tyres are believed to be on fire. | It started at the Campsie Industrial Estate in Eglinton at about 2200 BST on Sunday. Up to 50,000 tyres are believed to be on fire. |
| More than 70 fire-fighters, including crews from Donegal, at at the scene. | More than 70 fire-fighters, including crews from Donegal, at at the scene. |
| Fire Service District Commander Ian Doyle said that 16 appliances were pumping thousands of gallons of water onto the fire to put it out. | Fire Service District Commander Ian Doyle said that 16 appliances were pumping thousands of gallons of water onto the fire to put it out. |
| "A huge plume of smoke has been issuing from the fire for the past nine hours," he said. | "A huge plume of smoke has been issuing from the fire for the past nine hours," he said. |
| McClean Road is closed at its junction with the Clooney Road at the entrance to Campsie Industrial Estate on Coleraine side. | |
| Motorists must go into the industrial estate on the Derry side by Courtauld Way |