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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. |
| BBC reporter Will Leitch was at the scene at 0800 BST on Monday and said the smell of the fire was hanging over the area and that flames were still coming from the depot. | BBC reporter Will Leitch was at the scene at 0800 BST on Monday and said the smell of the fire was hanging over the area and that flames were still coming from the depot. |
| "The plume of smoke and steam rises far into the sky in this part of County Londonderry," he said. | "The plume of smoke and steam rises far into the sky in this part of County Londonderry," he said. |
| "You come down through the hills from Dungiven and you can see it miles away. | "You come down through the hills from Dungiven and you can see it miles away. |
| "It's blowing due east right along the coast towards the edge of Lough Foyle towards the direction of Limavady and seen by many people this morning." | "It's blowing due east right along the coast towards the edge of Lough Foyle towards the direction of Limavady and seen by many people this morning." |
| Local councillor Jim McKeever said that at the fire's height the flames were up to 50ft high. | |
| "There was a plume of black smoke going over the horizon, which is five or six miles away," he said. | |
| "It's only a few months since there was a fire in an industrial estate in similar circumstances in the city (Londonderry) itself." | |
| The fire is beside a warehouse full of waste cardboard and fire-fighters have been working to make sure that the fire does not spread to that building. | The fire is beside a warehouse full of waste cardboard and fire-fighters have been working to make sure that the fire does not spread to that building. |
| McClean Road is closed at its junction with the Clooney Road at the entrance to Campsie Industrial Estate on Coleraine side. | 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. |