30/11/2006

Emergency Services tackle city centre fire

Emergency Services have attended a fire in south Belfast in the early hours of this morning.

Fire crews were called to a commercial premises at Greenland Street close to the St Peter's Hill area of the city centre at around 3am this morning.

The area was closed off for a short time while fire-fighters tackled the blaze.

It is understood that the fire began in an office.

(EF)

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