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| Fire forces residents from homes | Fire forces residents from homes |
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| A number of residents have been forced to leave their homes because of a fire at a farm in County Londonderry. | A number of residents have been forced to leave their homes because of a fire at a farm in County Londonderry. |
| Emergency services are attending the blaze on the Carrowreagh road in Garvagh. | Emergency services are attending the blaze on the Carrowreagh road in Garvagh. |
| Householders in the area are being asked to keep windows and doors closed. | Householders in the area are being asked to keep windows and doors closed. |
| John Allen from the NI Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze at the shed was complicated as the premises contained fertilizer, gas cylinders and diesel. | John Allen from the NI Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze at the shed was complicated as the premises contained fertilizer, gas cylinders and diesel. |
| "That coupled with the fact that the shed was constructed of asbestos meant that there was an impact on some of the local residents," he added. | |
| "Some of the residents were advised to evacuate their homes because the smoke that comes off from the burning of fertilizer is particularly toxic." |