{"id":38496,"date":"2024-07-14T08:24:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T08:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/firefighters-work-overnight-to-tackle-major-blaze\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T08:24:33","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T08:24:33","slug":"firefighters-work-overnight-to-tackle-major-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/firefighters-work-overnight-to-tackle-major-blaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters work overnight to tackle major blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The fire spread to other businesses on Saturday<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Firefighters have worked overnight to tackle a major blaze close to Newry city centre.<\/p>\n

At its height, about 50 crew members dealt with the incident at Greenbank industrial estate.<\/p>\n

It is believed to have started at a kart racing centre just before noon on Saturday, before spreading to two other units.<\/p>\n

The owner of one of them, a furniture shop, said it had been shocking to learn of the scale of the damage.<\/p>\n

A senior Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) commander thanked local farmers who helped carry water to the scene using slurry tanks.<\/p>\n

“I can’t commend them enough,” Paul Gould told BBC News NI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Group commander Paul Gould said crews faced dangerous conditions to tackle the blaze<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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“The use of their agricultural vehicles and their help and assistance has been so valuable.<\/p>\n

“They’ve been assisting us with their machinery and were able to feed us water, initially, when we didn’t have enough resources here and they’re still assisting us.<\/p>\n

“So, I honestly want to thank each and every one of them.” <\/p>\n

Mr Gould said officers had been working in “dangerous conditions” as the fire was “well-developed” when crews arrived.<\/p>\n

He added that the blaze had been complicated due to the “layout and construction of the building”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Black plumes of smoke could be seen from miles around the scene of the fire<\/figcaption><\/p>\n
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The fire spread to two other units, including a furniture showroom. <\/p>\n

The owners of the furniture shop, House of Murphy, a 50-year-old business, said their shop had been destroyed. <\/a><\/p>\n

Selina Murphy told BBC News NI the firm employs 11 people.<\/p>\n

“We are in this premises 27 years but this year we were celebrating 50 years in business as the House of Murphy,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Business-owner Selina Murphy said it was a shocking scene<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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“It’s shocking to see what has happened. <\/p>\n

“The fire service has been unreal – they were on site quickly and attended rapidly,” she added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Thick black smoke engulfed the area <\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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The operation to extinguish the blaze is ongoing, although NIFRS said its resources at the scene had been scaled back.<\/p>\n

Earlier Mr Gould said a “large number of resources” had been deployed to tackle the blaze – six pump appliances, two aerial appliances and one control unit.<\/p>\n

Fire officers from Newry, Warrenpoint and Belfast were involved.<\/p>\n

The NIFRS had advised residents to “keep all windows and doors closed in the local area”.<\/p>\n

The roads around the estate have since reopened. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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