News Story

Second Alarm in City

16 January 2016

High Street in the city - closed during fire fighting operations

Busy High Street in the Central Business District was closed for several hours today following a fire in an apartment block near Durham Street East. Members maintained cordons for both vehicles and pedestrians to give firefighters room for operations in the narrow one-way street. The closures also hampered Saturday trading for some businesses. Motorists leaving Victoria Street car park had to exit via the entrance because the usual way-out was within the cordon.