Over 50 firefighters tackle blaze in Co Armagh village

By Bairbre Holmes, Press Association

More than 50 firefighters from Counties Armagh, Tyrone and Down are tackling a fire in Milford which broke out overnight.

The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) say they were called to the blaze at a commercial premises on Ballyards Road in the County Armagh village at 3.45 am on Saturday morning.

Crews from Armagh, Keady, Portadown, Banbridge, Dungannon, Newtownhamilton, Lisburn, and a water tanker from Pomeroy have been brought in to keep it under control.

Local residents have been advised to keep windows and doors closed, and members of the public are asked to avoid the area to help firefighters focus on the incident.

A spokesperson for the NIFRS said: “We would like to thank the public for their patience whilst we dealt with the incident.”