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Fire at former factory on Faulkner Road, Bangor, is tackled | Fire at former factory on Faulkner Road, Bangor, is tackled |
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Fire crews have been dealing with a blaze at a disused factory in Bangor in County Down. | |
Police officers have also been at the scene on the town's Faulkner Road. The fire began on Saturday night. | |
Residents living nearby were told to keep their doors and windows closed to avoid the large volumes of smoke. | |
Fire service group commander Randy McComb said it took them several hours to bring the blaze under control. | |
"It was a very well-developed fire and it's a very large building - about 100 metres by 60 metres," he said. | |
"The fire was right through the roof when we arrived, it took eight appliances to deal with the fire and it took us about six hours to bring the fire fully under control. | |
"We still have a crew there at the moment and we have a fire investigation team there at the moment trying to determine the cause of the fire. | |
"Thankfully nobody was injured." |