Firefighters have extinguished a blaze on board a vessel at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.
The fire was reported in the docks area of the city centre earlier on Thursday afternoon.
A spokesperson for the NI Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after 5.15pm and that around 50 firefighters worked to douse the flames with four pumping appliances and specialist appliances.
“The fire occurred in a tank within the vessel that was being worked on by a shipyard subcontractor and the cause has been determined as being accidental,” the spokesperson added.
“All crew on-board the vessel were evacuated safely with no reported injuries.”
A Harland and Wolf spokesperson said the fire occurred in a tank onboard a vessel that was being worked on by one of the shipyard’s subcontractors.
“After detection of smoke and a small fire, the well-practiced evacuation of the vessel was undertaken. All crew are safe and accounted for and the fire is out,” they said.
“Harland & Wolff takes safety of all personnel as the most important priority in each of its facilities. Further investigations remain ongoing.”
