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Road closed in Newry to ‘make safe’ building ‘significantly damaged’ in weekend fire

Firefighters spent over two hours on Sunday extinguishing a blaze at St Clare's Convent

St CLare's Convent in Newry

High Street in Newry has been closed for the second consecutive day.

It comes as NI Fire and Rescue Service personnel “make safe” a building which sustained significant damage in a fire on Sunday.

Firefighters spent over two hours on Sunday extinguishing a blaze at St Clare’s Convent.

An investigation has been launched into how the fire was started.

Meanwhile, emergency services have been forced to close the road once more to make safe the building.

Said a PSNI spokesperson: “Please avoid the area and seek alternative routes for your journeys.”

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