Firefighters Battle Blaze at East Belfast Recycling Site
Quick Look
- Firefighters are tackling a large fire at the Clearway metal recycling business in Belfast's Titanic Quarter.
- Nine appliances and 60 firefighters are on scene, using a high volume pump to extinguish flames and smoke from approximately 50m x 50m of scrap metal.
- Police advise avoiding the area and keeping windows shut; no injuries have been reported.
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Why It Matters
A fire broke out at a recycling site in east Belfast on Sunday afternoon, sending plumes of black smoke into the air. The blaze is located at the Clearway metal recycling business in the city's Titanic Quarter.
Firefighters are working to extinguish at fire at a recycling site in east Belfast.
Flames and plumes of black smoke could be seen emerging from the area in the city's Titanic Quarter on Sunday afternoon.
The fire is at the Clearway metal recycling business in East Twin Road, according to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS).
Police and the fire service are advising motorists to avoid the East Twin Road area and to keep windows and doors shut.
A police cordon is in place at the Airport Road entrance to the harbour estate. Fire crews are still making their way to the scene along the Queen's Road.
Police said people should seek an alternative route for their journey.
The NIFRS said it is working to extinguish a "large quantity of scrap metal", approximately 50m by 50m, at the recycling site.
A total of nine pumping appliances, an aerial appliance, high volume pump and 60 firefighters are engaged in the firefighting operations.
Crews are using the high volume pump to spray water to the fire.
The NIFRS said there have been no reported injuries and all people are accounted for.
"Operations will continue for some time," it said.
A spokesperson for Belfast Harbour Police said they are working with the police, fire service and Clearway following the outbreak of the fire in the Harbour Estate.
Open Questions
- What caused the fire?
- What is the estimated cost of the damage?
- When is the area expected to reopen?
