The weekend attack comes after a spate of attacks on Fire Service staff in the area. On St Stephen's day a Fire Service Officer attending a special service call in the area had his car maliciously damaged.
New Lodge Sinn Féin councillor Conor Maskey has urged the local community to unite behind the Fire and Rescue Service after crews attending the scene of the New Lodge tower block fire at the weekend were attacked with missiles thrown down from other flats.
As Fire Service staff battled to rescue six people trapped on the 16th floor of Gráinne House in the early hours of Sunday morning, they were pelted with bottles and glasses from above.
"There have been a series of these outrageous attacks across the constituency in recent times and we again stand shoulder with, and support, the men and women of the Fire and Rescue Service," said Conor.
“The idiotic actions of a few people at the weekend put many lives at risk – the lives of their own neighbours. The work that these people do to keep us safe in our homes from fires, dealing with the most appalling carnage on our roads should earn them the highest admiration,” said the Republican representative.
2 comments:
One week there's buck-ejits in Ligoniel and the next week in New Lodge. I know they are not representative of the area, the same as in Ligoniel. Fair play to the Fire Service
True enough. Community should stick together against these thugs. Seamas, New Lodge
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