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Reported explosion at Derry power station

FIREFIGHTERS were last night called to a reported explosion at a power station in Derry.

A command team, along with four pumps and aerial unit were sent to Lisahally Biomass Power Plant.

The Fire Service was notified of the incident at 7.31pm yesterday evening.

A spokesperson for Fire & Rescue Service was unable to confirm how serious the incident was or whether there was anyone inside.

The heat, power and biomass power plant was built on a 10-acre green field site near Derry Port in 2014.

It houses boiler and turbine buildings, a 33kv substation and storage for a range of equipment, as well as stack, transformers, conveyors, fans and silencers.