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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Five taken to hospital after chemical spill at cheese factory
Five people, including two firefighters, were taken to hospital earlier, after a reported chemical spill at an industrial site in County Armagh on Friday. The Northern Ireland Fire Service (NIFRS) got at a call at about 22:30 BST on Friday about the incident at Leprino, a cheese factory, in Steps Road near Magheralin. Seventeen people were assessed at the scene by ambulance services, with five being transferred to hospital. All have since been discharged and none of their conditions was described as life-threatening. Four fire appliances and a Command Support Unit attended the scene along with a number of emergency ambulances, a Hazardous Area Response Team, a doctor and PSNI. The fire service said the incident was brought under control as all emergency services left the scene at 04:50 BST. There is no risk to the public, but the fire service has asked that people avoid the area. A precautionary 100-metre exclusion zone was implemented.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Health
- BBC News
Fire service attends 'chemical incident' in Magheralin
Five people have been taken to hospital following a major incident at an industrial site in County Armagh. Emergency services attended a potential chemical incident near Magheralin, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has 17 people were assessed at the scene by ambulance services, with five being transferred to hospital. None are thought to be in a life threatening is no risk to the public, but the fire service has asked that people avoid the area.
BBC News
3 days ago
- General
- BBC News
County Armagh: Wardrobe helps school achieve 'sanctuary' status
A "walk-in wardrobe" has helped a County Armagh school to become a School of John the Baptist's College, in Portadown, is the one of the first outside Belfast or Londonderry to achieve the accreditation.A School of Sanctuary is one which provides significant additional support to pupils, including refugees and others who need a place of Stacey Rodgers said that being a School of Sanctuary was "much more than a title, it represents a culture of welcome". BBC News NI had visited St John the Baptist's College in Portadown when it was preparing its bid for the school, in which 23 different languages spoken by pupils, has now been notified that it has achieved School of Sanctuary Rodgers said that had involved a detailed process, an external assessment and an action plan to make the school "a more inclusive and welcoming environment."The School of Sanctuary assessment team also spoke to pupils during a visit to the school."It was a rigorous enough process," Ms Rodgers told BBC News NI. 'Rigorous process' "We went about changing our signage, making sure than signage was available in all different languages."Other supports we would have would be community engagement."We would link in with community organisations to come in."For example, we would have breakfast mornings with the migrant centre."She added that the Portuguese consulate was invited in "to help with our Portuguese parents and students"."We would have additional language support." What is in the wardrobe? Although about 200 of the school's 540 pupils are newcomer pupils, Ms Rodgers said that additional support was offered to all students, especially in the school's nurture includes one-to-one mentoring support with a dedicated member of school also brings in experts to provide "emotional support for students," Ms Rodgers said."We also created a walk-in wardrobe recently for all students," she added."We have uniforms, stationery, hygiene packs, shoes."You're not just going to a cupboard or a storeroom, this is a proper walk-in wardrobe with mirrors." Ms Rodgers said that School of Sanctuary was "much more than a title, it represents a culture of welcome that runs through every corridor in our school and every classroom.""People will say when you walk into our school, you can't just see it you can feel it," she said."Every child, no matter where they're from, they need to feel safe, seen and supported."That's what School of Sanctuary is all about." The school's principal, Noella Murray, said the award was a tremendous honour for the whole school community."We are incredibly proud to receive this award. It's not just a recognition of what we do - it's a reflection of who we are as a school," she said."Creating a place where every young person feels valued, nurtured and empowered to excel."
BBC News
14-05-2025
- BBC News
Tassagh: Man in his 70s dies on farm in County Armagh
A man in his 70s has died on a farm in Tassagh, County said they received a report of the sudden death in the Dundrum Road area on Tuesday attended the scene alongside colleagues from other emergency death is not being treated as suspicious.A spokesperson for the Health and Safety Executive NI (HSENI) said they are "aware of an incident" and are continuing to make enquiries.
BBC News
12-05-2025
- BBC News
Cullyhanna: Woman dies after crash in County Armagh
A woman in her 70s has died after a single-vehicle road crash in County incident happened on the Tullynavall Road in Cullyhanna shortly before 09:30 BST on Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) attended the scene alongside colleagues from the ambulance and fire services.A Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) spokesperson said firefighters "used specialist cutting equipment to rescue the casualty" but that the woman died at the scene. Police are appealing to eye witnesses or anyone with footage of the incident to come forward. The Tullynavall Road has now reopened.
