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'I'll never get over watching my home burn': Belfast residents reel after night of unrest
Key takeaways
- A number of houses were ablaze across the city after a night of disorder amid protests that followed a knife attack.
- One man, whose home of 13 years was destroyed by fire, said watching it burn down was "a feeling I'll never get over".
- Jamie Corrie, speaking outside the burnt out remains of his house on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, said by the time firefighters arrived his house was "already engulfed in flames".
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Ciarán Mc Cauley BBC News NIBBCJamie Corrie says his home is ruined Families in Belfast, including one with a two-month-old baby, are counting the cost of Tuesday night's violence after being forced to flee their homes in the face of fires.
A number of houses were ablaze across the city after a night of disorder amid protests that followed a knife attack.
One man, whose home of 13 years was destroyed by fire, said watching it burn down was "a feeling I'll never get over".
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