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02/07/2019
Co Antrim Fire Ruled Deliberate
A fire at a derelict house in County Antrim this morning, Tuesday 02 July, has been ruled deliberate.
Local residents were advised to close their windows and avoid the building on Steeple Road as the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze.
Two appliances from Antrim, one from Ballymena and the turntable ladder and aerial from Springfield, Belfast, were tasked to the scene at around 5.20am.
Crews battled the blaze, which was later determined deliberate, until 12.15pm.
(JG/CM)
Local residents were advised to close their windows and avoid the building on Steeple Road as the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service tackled the blaze.
Two appliances from Antrim, one from Ballymena and the turntable ladder and aerial from Springfield, Belfast, were tasked to the scene at around 5.20am.
Crews battled the blaze, which was later determined deliberate, until 12.15pm.
(JG/CM)
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