Tuesday 4 October 2022 02:06 AM Firefighters battle blaze at historic building at the Old Cathedral Building in ... trends now
More than 50 firefighters were sent to tackle a blaze at a historic building in Belfast in the early hours of this morning.
Emergency services were alerted to the fire at Old Cathedral Building on Donegall Street in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter at 5.37am.
The building hosts a number of small creative businesses.
A Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) spokesperson said: 'Eight fire appliances from Belfast, a Command Support Unit from Lisburn, two aerial appliances, 52 firefighters and five officers are in attendance.'
Businesses owners watched as their work 'literally go up in flames'.
Firefighters attending the blaze at the Old Cathedral Building on Donegall Street. The road still remains closed
More than 50 firefighters were sent to the fire on Donegall Street after an emergency call was made at 5.37am
Firefighters use hoses to put out the fire at the Old Cathedral Building in Donegal. The site is home to a number of creative businesses
Tina Calder, owner of Excalibur Press, which has offices in the building, said: 'I got a call this morning just before 6am. My brother is a security guard at the Ulster University and he said, 'Tina, your building is on fire'.
'Of course, I sprang up, got a taxi, came in and literally for about an hour and a half, just stood here crying watching the building go up in flames.'
Ms Calder rang the landlord, agent and other tenants as she watched the building continue to burn.
