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Huge fire in Strabane Town centre, please avoid. Looks like a local business was struck by lightning. pic.twitter.com/0IteMh2BEd
— Aodhán Harkin (@AodhanHarkin) July 4, 2021
FIREFIGHTERS ARE BATTLING a large fire at a coffin makers in Strabane, Co Tyrone.
Emergency services are at the scene of the fire at O’Doherty & Sons on Railway Street in the border town. The business has a history of over 100 years at the location.
The PSNI has said that the blaze is ongoing and are urging people to avoid the area.
“Police are advising the public that due to a fire on Railway Street in Strabane, they should avoid the area to allow emergency services to deal with the blaze. Our officers are at the scene, please follow their directions,” the PSNI said in a tweet.
Doherty’s coffin maker business struck by lightning in Strabane. pic.twitter.com/n6kqHsz9Kl
— Raymond McCarron Daydreamer (@workingsux) July 4, 2021
A thunderstorm warning is place across all of Northern Ireland and some counties in the Republic, with several unconfirmed reports from witnesses that the fire was started by a lightning strike.
Local Alliance Party councillor Stephen Donnelly said that there were “deeply disturbing images emerging from Strabane town centre”.
“Thankful to the fire service as they seek to bring the blaze under control, and my thoughts are with the businesses and workers impacted,” he tweeted this evening.
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Guess it’s cremation then
@Warren Currums: you still need a coffin
That’s impossible as nobody in Strabane works ??
@Lorrimore: Seems ppl like you still exist
Must’ve come as a bolt out of the blue to the owners…
Why didnt it hit mcdonalds ?
@Marie Louise Ryan: Because Mother nature likes a Big Mac every now and again.
@Marie Louise Ryan: Because the meat in there was already cooked?
Right at a McDonalds. Go Greased Lightning!!
I thought coffin was banned
Holy Smokes
Someone struck down by God
@Ronnie Smith: very merciful and ever loving of him/her/it to take away someone’s livlihood and hike up future insurance premiums on them………
Deadly
Shocking news
Ample fuel supply. Timber and varnish.
Bodybags it is so.
Out of the frying pan….
J..f..c. it’s a sign, don’t burry burn them. ;-)
This is Grave news.
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