Fire department gives a lift to people marooned on post office roof

A safe removal operation gone awry forced three people onto the roof of Belfast Post Office where they were plucked from their perch with help from local firefighters. Chief Jim Richards said the three individuals were unable to access a stairwell on the second floor of the building and were forced to exit through a window onto a lower roof above the loading docks. Firefighters used the department's Tower 3 truck ...