Forty-two firefighters attended a fire at the Obel Tower apartment complex in Belfast on Friday morning
The incident happened shortly before 06:20 GMT on Friday.
Forty-two firefighters, five officers and six fire appliances attended the scene at the city centre high-rise apartment block. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service said they also deployed a Command Support Unit and an aerial appliance.Completed in 2011 at a cost of £60m, Obel Tower is Ireland's tallest residential building at 27-storeys with 233 apartments.Issues were identified during these checks at the Obel complex last year.
Construction firm O'Hare and McGovern are now facing legal action over concerns about cladding and fire safety at the tower,Proceedings have been issued by the original developer Donegall Quay Ltd, who have since entered liquidation. They are joined by Obel Management Ltd and Obel Ground Ltd. At a preliminary hearing, a lawyer from O'Reilly Stewart law firm said: "The failings are, we say, of O'Hare & McGovern when constructing this apartment block, the biggest one in the country, concerning the cladding and fire protection that the residents of this building have come to expect.
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