Bangor fire at Balloo Way: Firefighters tackling ‘significant’ blaze on industrial estate
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial estate in Bangor.
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said there are eight engines on site at the incident on Balloo Way.
The initial call was made to emergency services at 3.34pm on Friday.
The PSNI advised people to avoid Balloo Way due to the fire, as images on social media showed large plumes of smoke.
They said: “Emergency services are currently at the scene and residents are advised to keep windows closed due to smoke.”
North Down MP Alex Easton said he “hopes and prays” no one has been hurt in the “significant” fire.
“I want to pay tribute to the firefighters and all emergency personnel responding in difficult circumstances,” he said.
He added: “My thoughts are with everyone involved, including those working to bring this incident under control.”
Mr Easton told the News Letter: "It's a very serious fire at a family company.
"I know them personally, so they'll be gutted that this has happened to their business.
"I would like to praise the Fire Service’s quick response for getting on top of this very serious situation. Thankfully, from what I'm hearing, there's nobody being hurt.”
He said that it was fortunate that the fire did not impact a fuel depot close by.