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Blaze in Belfast tackled by 60 firefighters

NI EMERGENCY RESPONSE VIDS A screenshot of the fire filmed on a phone. The filming is across a road and there is a blue metal building in front of a blaze of fire at night time. NI EMERGENCY RESPONSE VIDS
Fire crews attended the scene on the Limestone Road in the early hours of Saturday morning

Sixty firefighters dealt with a fire in north Belfast on Saturday morning.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) attended a commercial premises on Limestone Road at 02:26 GMT.

The NIFRS have advised residents in the area to keep their windows and doors closed as the fire is being dealt with and have asked others to avoid the area.

The cause of the blaze is yet to be determined.

At the height of the incident nine fire appliances were supported by a command support unit and a specialist rescue team.

The NIFRS has now scaled back its response to the incident, with four appliances and two officers currently at the scene.

The operation is expected to last for a number of hours.

A NIFRS spokesperson said: "In total 60 firefighters have been involved in controlling this fire utilising breathing apparatus, firefighting jets and foam jets."