Man escapes blazing lorry cab on NI road

A man escaped from the cab of his lorry after it sudennly went on fire.
By Carmel Robinson
Published 27th Apr 2020, 10:57 BST
Updated 27th Apr 2020, 16:09 BST
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The incident happened on the Markethill Road, Armagh and was attended to by the PSNI and the NI Fire and Rescue Service.

It is understood when the cab caught fire, the driver was able to get out to safety.

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A spokesperson for the NI Fire and Rescue service said it received a call at 2.17pm on Sunday.

Two appliances attended from Armagh

Firefighters wore breathing apparatus and used two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire.

“The cause of the fire is believed to have been accidental ignition and the incident was dealt with at 1.15pm.

A PSNI spokesperson said the incident was reported at 12.30pm yesterday.

They said the NI Fire and Rescue Service took the lead. He said: “Police attended to assist with traffic diversions only.”

A trailer attached to the cab was safely detached.

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