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Jane Corscadden

Comber fire: Accidental blaze at Co Down industrial estate extinguished after fire service operation

A fire at a Co Down industrial estate has been extinguished on Sunday afternoon following a Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service Operation.

The fire service were called to reports of a fire in a building at Sash Refurbishment, Glen Road, Comber at 8.50am on Sunday, October 2.

A spokesperson for the NIFRS said fire appliances from Comber, Carryduff, Newtownards, Knock and Whitla attended the scene, with a Command Support Unit from Lisburn.

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As well as this, an aerial appliance from Springfield and the Firefighter Emergency Support Service (FESS) were in attendance. In total, 39 firefighters and four officers attended the scene.

Images from the scene show fire crews using an aerial appliance to tackle the blaze.

Fire service at Sash Refurbishment in Comber on Sunday (NIFRS)

The fire was extinguished and the incident closed at 12.26pm, with the cause of the fire determined as accidental.

A NIFRS spokesperson said: NIFRS were called to reports of a fire in a building at Sash Refurbishment, Glen Road, Comber at 08:50 on Sunday 2nd October 2022.

"6 Fire Appliances from Comber, Carryduff, Newtownards, Knock, Whitla, a Command Support Unit from Lisburn, an Aerial Appliance from Springfield, 39 Firefighters, 4 Officers and the Firefighter Emergency Support Service (FESS) were in attendance.

"Firefighters used 3 jets and a Thermal Image Camera to extinguish the fire. The cause of the fire was accidental. The incident closed at 12.26.

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