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13/07/2005
Business destroyed & homes evacuated as bonfire ruptures gas pipeline
An eleventh night bonfire in east Belfast ruptured a gas pipeline on Monday night, causing more than thirty homes to be evacuated and destroying a 3-storey commercial building, including a Chinese takeaway.
The destroyed building was in Dromore Street off Cregagh Road, and no-one was injured in the incident.
During the course of the eleventh night firefighters were attacked by stone throwers five times as they dealt with more than 300 call-outs, 61 of which were bonfire-related.
(GB/KMcA)
The destroyed building was in Dromore Street off Cregagh Road, and no-one was injured in the incident.
During the course of the eleventh night firefighters were attacked by stone throwers five times as they dealt with more than 300 call-outs, 61 of which were bonfire-related.
(GB/KMcA)
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