Huge fire blazes at Bombardier Aerospace plant - 50 firefighters at scene

Police have cordoned off a road in Belfast on Sunday night following what appears to be a fire at the Bombardier Aerospace plant.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th May 2020, 22:25 BST
Updated 24th May 2020, 22:29 BST
Fire crews this evening were battling a major fire at the Shorts/Bombardier aircraft factory in East BelfastFire crews this evening were battling a major fire at the Shorts/Bombardier aircraft factory in East Belfast
Fire crews this evening were battling a major fire at the Shorts/Bombardier aircraft factory in East Belfast

Airport Road in the east of the city was sealed off at two ends by police as firefighters tackled the blaze.

The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) confirmed it is attending an incident at the Bombardier plant.

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“NIFRS is currently attending an incident at Bombardier Aerospace, Airport Road, Belfast,” it said in a statement.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it was attending a blaze on Airport Road.The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it was attending a blaze on Airport Road.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it was attending a blaze on Airport Road.

“The incident involves a factory unit on fire. NIFRS received the first call to the incident at 8.45pm with our first resource in attendance within two minutes.

“There are currently a total of six pumping appliances, one aerial appliance, a high volume pump with a total of 50 firefighters and supervisory officers engaged in firefighting operations to contain the fire.

“Members of the public are asked to avoid the area of Airport Road to enable firefighting operations to continue unhindered.”

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