Firefighters tackle blaze on ship at Belfast harbour
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The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) responded to an incident in a Harland & Wolff dry dock at 5.17pm on Thursday.
The fire occurred in a tank within the vessel that was being worked on by a shipyard subcontractor and the cause has been determined as accidental.
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Hide AdAll crew on board the vessel were evacuated safely and no injuries have been reported, NIFRS added.
Fifty firefighters and four pumping appliances, one aerial and one foam appliance, a specialist rescue team and a marine team plus a number of supervisory officers responded to the incident.
“NIFRS worked closely with Harland & Wolff throughout the incident, committing NIFRS firefighters with breathing apparatus and water jets to extinguish the fire,” a statement said.
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