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Tyre blaze 'may be deliberate' Four fires across tyre blaze site
(about 1 hour later)
The Fire Service is investigating the possibility that a blaze at a tyre depot in County Londonderry may have been started deliberately. Firefighters arriving to tackle a huge tyre depot blaze in County Londonderry found four separate fires across the one-acre site, it is understood.
Crews from across Northern Ireland dealt with the fire which broke out at Campsie Industrial Estate in Eglinton at about 2200 BST on Sunday.Crews from across Northern Ireland dealt with the fire which broke out at Campsie Industrial Estate in Eglinton at about 2200 BST on Sunday.
It involved up to 50,000 tyres and it is understood it will take another 18 to 24 hours to fully extinguish. It involved up to 50,000 tyres and it is believed it could take until the middle of Tuesday to fully extinguish.
The police are appealing to anyone who witnessed suspicious activity. The Fire Service is examining whether the blaze was started deliberately.
Residents in Eglinton have been told to keep their windows closed. Police have appealed for information.
Fire Service District Commander Ian Doyle said that 16 appliances have been pumping thousands of gallons of water onto the fire to put it out. Residents in Eglinton were warned to keep their windows closed as the fire sent a huge plume of smoke into the air.
"A huge plume of smoke has been issuing from the fire for the past nine hours," he said. Fire Service District Commander Ian Doyle said that 16 appliances have been pumping thousands of gallons of water onto the fire.
BBC reporter Will Leitch was at the scene on Monday morning and said the smell of the fire was hanging over the area and that flames were still coming from the depot. Colleagues from neighbouring County Donegal were also brought in to help with the effort, as firefighters worked through the night to bring the blaze under control.
"The plume of smoke and steam rises far into the sky in this part of County Londonderry," he said.
Flames
The fire is still being tackled by firefightersThe fire is still being tackled by firefighters
"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."
Local councillor Jim McKeever said that at the fire's height the flames were up to 50ft high.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."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.""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 firefighters worked to ensure the fire did not spread to the building.
McClean Road is closed at its junction with the Clooney Road at the entrance to Campsie Industrial Estate on Coleraine side. McClean Road remains closed at its junction with the Clooney Road at the entrance to Campsie Industrial Estate on the Coleraine side.
Motorists must go into the industrial estate on the Derry side by Courtauld Way.Motorists must go into the industrial estate on the Derry side by Courtauld Way.