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Crews spent nine hours battling huge shed fire in Crossmaglen

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Nine crews spent most of the day tackling a large shed fire in Crossmgalen on Thursday.

Crews from seven different stations were alerted to the blaze along the Foxfield Road shortly after 9am.

Police were also in attendance, assisting firefighters by closing the road for a number of hours while the situation was brought under control.

A NI Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “At the height of the incident nine fire appliances were in attendance; one from Crossmaglen, two from Newry, one from Warrenpoint, one from Portadown, two from Lisburn, one from Armagh and one from Keady.

“Firefighters were called to the shed of approximately 20x50m on fire. The shed was well alight when firefighters arrived and they worked hard throughout the day to extinguish the fire using three jets and a water tanker.

“The incident was dealt with by 5.43pm and the cause of the fire is believed to be accidental ignition.”

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