A senior fire officer says he believes a blaze at a large shed in Derry at the weekend started accidentally.
The fire at Gllilands farm erupted around 5 am on Saturday morning in a shed containing around 600 tonnes of wood chip.
In total 45 firefighters dealt with the blaze in the building which is situated on farmland off the Culmore Road owned by well known local man John Gilliland.
Assistant Group Commander Warren Kerr said he does not believe the fire was malicious.
“This was a very big operation for the fire service. There are still 200 tonnes of wood chipping to be removed and to extinguish.
“This is a dangerous operation for firefighters and it is because of the amount of material that was in the shed,” he said.
“Due to the fire the shed became very unstable.
“We are hoping to resolve the incident completely today.”
Local SDLP councillor Angela Dobbins yesterday praised the work of the Fire and Rescue Service in bringing the blaze under control.
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