Residents allowed home after Lurgan evacuation

A Co Armagh town returned to normal today after a fire in a chemical filled storeroom sparked fears of an explosion.

Residents allowed home after Lurgan evacuation
Sun, 01 Aug, 2004 - 15:08

A Co Armagh town returned to normal today after a fire in a chemical filled storeroom sparked fears of an explosion.

The Fire Service of Northern Ireland had maintained a 200-metre evacuation zone around a chemical factory in Lurgan because of concerns of a possible gas explosion.

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