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11/05/2005
Gas cylinder fire causes chaos in Cookstown
A number of schools and houses in Cookstown have been evacuated on Wednesday as fire crews deal with a gas cylinder fire.
The blaze started at a building site in Chapel Street shortly after 11am after a cylinder being used by a workman caught fire.
Two primary schools, a nursery school and a leisure centre were immediately evacuated as a precaution.
Chapel Street, Molesworth Road and Fountain Road have also been cordoned off and are likely to remain closed for several hours.
(MB/SP)
The blaze started at a building site in Chapel Street shortly after 11am after a cylinder being used by a workman caught fire.
Two primary schools, a nursery school and a leisure centre were immediately evacuated as a precaution.
Chapel Street, Molesworth Road and Fountain Road have also been cordoned off and are likely to remain closed for several hours.
(MB/SP)
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