Huge fire at Bombardier plant in Belfast
Up to 50 firefighters and six pumping devices tackle blaze
Last updated 25th May 2020
Firefighters tackled a major fire at the Bombardier Aerospace plant in Belfast throughout the night.
Police cordoned off the Airport Road in the east of the city at two ends after receiving a call before 9 o'clock.
It is understood the blaze may have been started accidentally.
At one stage huge plumes of thick black smoke billowed over the docks area
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it is attending an incident at the Bombardier plant.
"NIFRS is currently attending an incident at Bombardier Aerospace, Airport Road, Belfast,'' it said in a statement sent last night.
"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.''