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| Four fires across tyre blaze site | Four fires across tyre blaze site |
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| Firefighters arriving to tackle a huge tyre depot blaze in County Londonderry found four separate fires across the one-acre site, it is understood. | 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 believed it could take until the middle of Tuesday 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 Fire Service is examining whether the blaze was started deliberately. | The Fire Service is examining whether the blaze was started deliberately. |
| Police have appealed for information. | Police have appealed for information. |
| Residents in Eglinton were warned to keep their windows closed as the fire sent a huge plume of smoke into the air. | Residents in Eglinton were warned to keep their windows closed as the fire sent a huge plume of smoke into the air. |
| Fire Service Area Commander Eoin Doyle said that 16 appliances have been pumping thousands of gallons of water onto the fire. | |
| 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. | 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 fire is still being tackled by firefighters | The fire is still being tackled by firefighters |
| 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 firefighters worked to ensure the fire did not spread to the 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 remains closed at its junction with the Clooney Road at the entrance to Campsie Industrial Estate on the 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. |