r/northernireland • u/UncleNukem Lurgan • 1d ago

News Large Fire in Lurgan

Heard an oil tanker caught fire, hope everyone is ok.

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u/dope567fum 1d ago

Hope no one is hurt as that looks grim

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u/UncleNukem Lurgan 1d ago

https://reddit.com/link/ph3f4sp/video/ziuuhka6ntvh1/player

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u/Ready_Mistake812 Lurgan 1d ago

Hope them lads made it out safe

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u/didndonoffin Belfast 1d ago

At today’s rates that’s a few million worth of oil!

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u/DoireK Derry 1d ago

What an accent

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u/Visual-Ad9951 1d ago

A culchie trying to sound like he's from West Belfast

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u/The_Cruncher88 21h ago

Nobody wants to sound like that.

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u/Visual-Ad9951 13h ago

I thought so too but clearly not mate. It's took me near 2 decades to try to get the westie out of my voice 😂

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u/Only_Jury_8448 1d ago

What was that first bit he said?

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u/jclahaie 1d ago

Always something in lurgan, boys

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u/Birdie_Num_Num Belfast 1d ago

Lads just GTFO…please

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u/llambdaddy 23h ago

This is the journalism I come to Reddit for.

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u/darkcrimson2018 1d ago

Petition for this guy to be on the news. Kinda sounds like that Julian Simmons guy that used to be on utv announcing coronation street. Just more lurgan.

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u/PublicElderberry1975 1d ago

Damn that is a BIG fire.

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u/Celturk101 1d ago

Damn that is a BIG BIG fire. I win.

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u/Ready_Mistake812 Lurgan 1d ago

Damn that is a BIG BIG BIG fire. Checkmate

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u/buckeyecapsfan19 USA 1d ago

Damn, that is a 5-5-5 alarm, recall off-duty members, and call in mutual aid fire

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u/gmcb007 1d ago

Well thats oil up another £150..

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u/BeansForThePoor Ballymena 1d ago

Christ alive that actually looks like footage from the Gulf of Mexico spill

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u/Asleep_Cantaloupe417 1d ago

Nasty, and in a residential area as well

Hope everyone’s alright

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u/Dramatic-Second-5025 1d ago

Jeez I hope everyone’s good holy shit!!

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u/DoireK Derry 1d ago

Strait of Lurgan

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u/hondactx16i 1d ago

Oil tanker on fire. How I'm not sure

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u/hambodpm 1d ago

Fucking hell. That smoke looks lethal

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u/No-Version-4077 1d ago

Blimey that looks nasty, hope everyone is okay.

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u/bigfrank926 1d ago

How many carbon credits to offset this?

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u/rudedogg1304 1d ago

About tree fiddy

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u/IrishShinja 22h ago

5 blue bins and 10 hail Mary's..

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u/McMiserableJ 1d ago

The entrance to Mourne View estate

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u/Scorchio76 Belfast 1d ago

Holy shit!

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u/Radiant_Gain_3407 1d ago

Perfectly cut video, right when things get even more intense.

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u/KeyZookeepergame9466 1d ago

Bet ye that's another one of those EV vehicles, sure it's always them that catches fire. 

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u/Busy-Morning-8571 1d ago

Home heating oil tanker

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u/KeyZookeepergame9466 1d ago

Yip, I see that.  I was being sarcastic 

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u/BCRF1995 1d ago

Out now

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u/BCRF1995 1d ago

I mean it's been extinguished Captain downvote

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u/thatswildhey 1d ago

And the price of oil too!

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u/kendragon 1d ago

Jesus. That looks intense. Hope nobody was hurt.

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u/BigBert_1989 1d ago

Big Mark and his Step Da Paul burning the funeral home to the ground. Hope poor Glenn made it out Ok 🙏

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u/ConcentrateDull2294 1d ago

Careful now !!

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u/AmphibianSure4877 1d ago

Here eveyone that looks like a fire. Be careful

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u/No-Direction8522 14h ago

Oh my goodness!

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u/No-Presentation-6758 1d ago

OMG! Praying no one is hurt 🙏🏻

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u/warspite101 1d ago

Either thats a fire or someone has been scettinga few TM's up on the pump

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u/Force-Grand-2 Bangor 1d ago

House prices in Lurgan rocketing with the civic improvements this is bringing

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u/Any-Football3474 1d ago

Stick a flag on it.

Culture!!!!

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u/APithyComment 23h ago

House prices increase 37%

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u/FutureHealthy8583 1d ago

Looks like a tire fire.

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u/UncleNukem Lurgan 1d ago

There were at least 4 tyres involved anyway.

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u/FuckTrumpOK 11h ago

At least 6!

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u/SquidVischious 1d ago

Fuel lorry, OP put another video in the comments here from when it started

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u/dpben Belfast 1d ago

Checks calendar: nope. Not July

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u/TurnipmanfromArdee 1d ago

Did the Ukrainians hit another bot farm?

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u/zebrasanddogs Belfast 1d ago

This is one of the many reasons why I will NEVER move back to a house with oil central heating!

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u/Academic_String_1708 1d ago

Yeah because this happens every day mate....

Ever heard of a gas explosion?

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u/zebrasanddogs Belfast 1d ago

Yes!

I've also had an oil theft and the resulting leak as well as an attempted arson involving the oil tank at my previous address.

So I will NEVER be going back to oil!

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u/Academic_String_1708 1d ago

Attempted arson can also happen with gas...

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u/itsyaboiReginald 1d ago

As opposed to gods safest creation, gas

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u/Hank--Hill 1d ago

If you've switched to gas, I've got some bad news for you 🙏

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u/okcorsisiht 1d ago

Imagine the cost to put that out in Ireland!