Firefighters attended a blaze in Belfast in the early hours of Thursday morning as tonnes of refuse fuel was on fire.
Eleven fire appliances attended the scene at Airport Road West in the docks area at 1.41am on Thursday, June 23. Appliances attended from Knock, Whitla, Springfield, Holywood, Central, Westland, Lisburn, and Carrickfergus.
The blaze at a non-residential premises occurred as around 4.5 tonnes of refuse derived fuel was on fire, and plumes of smoke billowed from the area in the early hours of the morning.
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Firefighters wore breathing apparatus in tackling the fire, with four jets and an aerial appliance helping to extinguish it. The incident was dealt with by 6.15am and it's understood the fire was caused by accidental ignition.
A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service said: "Firefighters were called to a non-residential premises where around 4.5 tonnes of refuse derived fuel was on fire.
"Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used 4 jets and an Aerial Appliance to extinguish the fire. The incident was dealt with by 6.15am and the cause of the fire is believed to be accidental ignition."
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