Road remains closed after fire guts local business

RAILWAY Road in Strabane remains closed this morning after a  devastating fire gutted a local business in the town.

The blaze began at O’Doherty’s and Sons coffin manufacturers at about 4pm on Sunday. At one stage around 80 fire-fighters tackled the inferno.

The cause of the blaze is still under investigation, however there is speculation it could have resulted from a lightning strike.

This morning a spokesperson for  Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) explained,  “One Fire Appliance is currently in attendance at a fire at a commercial premises on Railway Street, Strabane. It is expected that Firefighters will be in attendance for the next number of hours. The road remains closed at present. We were called to the incident at 4.10pm on Sunday, July 4.

“At the height of the incident 10 Fire Appliances including four specialist Vehicles, and approximately 80 Firefighters were in attendance. Firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used jets and Aerial Appliances to tackle the fire.

“The cause of the fire is under investigation.”