Fire crews battling fire at Belfast harbour - motorists asked to avoid area

Emergency services are at the scene of a major blaze in the harbour area of Belfast this afternoon.

A statement from the Northern Ireland Fire Service said: “We are currently in attendance at an incident on East Twin Road, Shipyard, Belfast, where a quantity of cars are on fire”.

placeholder image — Emergency services are at the scene of a major blaze in the harbour area of Belfast this afternoon. At least six fire appliances, including and an aerial platform, from stations across Co Antrim and Down are currently battling the fire. A pilot boat on the river is also helping to extinguish the blaze.

They said they were alerted to the fire at 12.14pm today and fire appliances are in currently in attendance ‘as well as a High-Volume Pump from Whitla, an Aerial Appliance from Springfield and the Command Support Unit from Kilrea Fire Station’.