Primark Belfast Bank Buildings Fire – Part 3
One of the largest fires in Belfast in many years started on Tuesday 28th August 2018 in the Primark Store in Belfast City Centre. The Store is housed in the historic Bank Buildings five storey building in Royal Avenue in the commercial heart of the City.
The Bank Buildings building was built in 1785 and managed to survive the World War years and also the bombings of the Troubles in Northern Ireland during the 1970’s – 1990’s.
The fire took hold on the roof of the building at 11:00 on Tuesday and burned for 3 ½ days in what was a difficult operation for local fire crews. The building was nearing completion of a £30 million refurbishment at the time of the blaze.
The following set of photos shows the early stages of the fire with crews from NIFRS in attendance and the days after the fire was put out with the charred sandstone façade awaiting its fate amid the clean-up operation.
The fire has effectively cut the City Centre into two and left the Royal Avenue area of the City more or less a Ghost Town!
WX61 FDC
McCusker Demolition Ltd Belfast
Iveco Eurocargo Tipper
New - October 2011
Pictured alongside McCusker Demolition Volkswagen Transporter Van N444 GMC (new September 2011) and a JCB Telescopic Handler from KDM Hire Cookstown County Tyrone.
Primark Belfast Bank Buildings Fire – Part 3
One of the largest fires in Belfast in many years started on Tuesday 28th August 2018 in the Primark Store in Belfast City Centre. The Store is housed in the historic Bank Buildings five storey building in Royal Avenue in the commercial heart of the City.
The Bank Buildings building was built in 1785 and managed to survive the World War years and also the bombings of the Troubles in Northern Ireland during the 1970’s – 1990’s.
The fire took hold on the roof of the building at 11:00 on Tuesday and burned for 3 ½ days in what was a difficult operation for local fire crews. The building was nearing completion of a £30 million refurbishment at the time of the blaze.
The following set of photos shows the early stages of the fire with crews from NIFRS in attendance and the days after the fire was put out with the charred sandstone façade awaiting its fate amid the clean-up operation.
The fire has effectively cut the City Centre into two and left the Royal Avenue area of the City more or less a Ghost Town!
WX61 FDC
McCusker Demolition Ltd Belfast
Iveco Eurocargo Tipper
New - October 2011
Pictured alongside McCusker Demolition Volkswagen Transporter Van N444 GMC (new September 2011) and a JCB Telescopic Handler from KDM Hire Cookstown County Tyrone.