A house was destroyed and a resident and firefighter were taken to hospital after a major oil tank fire in Co Armagh.
The fire broke out at the rear of terraced houses in the village of Bessbrook near Newry yesterday afternoon.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said the fire spread rapidly after two oil tanks ruptured.
The fire service said several gas cylinders also exploded.
Fire crews from four stations - Newry, Warrenpoint, Newtownhamilton and Portadown - attended the scene.
Major fire incident Camlough, Newry 27 June. Two oil tanks ruptured spreading the fire to four properties. Appliances from four stations attended and quickly brought the fire under control. A resident and a Firefighter have been brought to hospital as a precaution. pic.twitter.com/J29aFXaDVV
— Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (@NIFRSOFFICIAL) June 27, 2021
The NIFRS said the blaze was quickly brought under control, but one house was destroyed and three others sustained heat and smoke damage.
The NIFRS said the resident and firefighter were taken to hospital as a "precaution".
Dramatic footage of the blaze posted on social media by the fire service shows huge plumes of smoke engulfing the properties.
Separately, the NIFRS has said that a fire at a Belfast recycling plant is believed to have been started deliberately.
The blaze at the depot at Duncrue Pass in an industrial estate in the north of the city has been brought under control.
NIFRS group commander William Johnson told the BBC that "good progress" had been made tackling the flames.
However, he said there was "still a lot of work to be done due to the integrity of the building and contents of the building".
He described the part of the site where the fire was as a waste recycling storage area.
Mr Johnson said: "We haven't made entry into the premises itself so we can't determine that (cause of the fire) ultimately but currently we believe that it was a deliberate fire."
