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24/06/2015
Fire Extinguished At Building In Belfast City Centre
Emergency services have extinguished a fire at a building in Belfast city centre.
The fire started on the fourth floor of Telephone House on May Street shortly before 7.30am on Wednesday.
Five fire engines and an aerial appliance were used to put out the blaze.
May Street, Seymour Street and Gloucester Street have been re-opened.
An investigation has launched to discover how the fire started.
(CD)
The fire started on the fourth floor of Telephone House on May Street shortly before 7.30am on Wednesday.
Five fire engines and an aerial appliance were used to put out the blaze.
May Street, Seymour Street and Gloucester Street have been re-opened.
An investigation has launched to discover how the fire started.
(CD)
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