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22/03/2012
Investigation Launched In To Flat Fire
An investigation into the cause of a fire, that gutted a flat, located in Belfast's Titanic quarter has got underway.
A blaze broke out at a third floor apartment in the Queen's Road area, close to the Odyssey Arena, at around 1.40pm yesterday.
It is understood that no one was in the apartment when the fire started.
Significant smoke damage was caused to the surrounding flats.
Alan Walmsley, Fire Service Area Commander, said that they arrived to the scene of "quite a major fire."
He said the crews acted swiftly to contain it, before adding: "Unfortunately, the flat is badly damaged."
At this stage the police are not treating the incident as suspicious.
(LB)
A blaze broke out at a third floor apartment in the Queen's Road area, close to the Odyssey Arena, at around 1.40pm yesterday.
It is understood that no one was in the apartment when the fire started.
Significant smoke damage was caused to the surrounding flats.
Alan Walmsley, Fire Service Area Commander, said that they arrived to the scene of "quite a major fire."
He said the crews acted swiftly to contain it, before adding: "Unfortunately, the flat is badly damaged."
At this stage the police are not treating the incident as suspicious.
(LB)
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