A block of high rise flats has caught fire on the outskirts of Belfast. The blaze broke out at Seymour Hill in Dunmurry near Belfast and there appears to be several floors alight with flames.
One person has been taken to hospital by ambulance, according to reports, four residents needing to be rescued from the building.
The tower block has been evacuated, according to witnesses with the fire now under control.
Hundreds of residents have been forced to gather in the streets, with a nearby community hall opened for them to shelter in.
Another witness, who was driving past the tower block said he thought he saw steam coming from the top of the building.
He said: It was sort of frightening. After what happened in England [Grenfell Tower], you think to yourself, is this another one?
Four Accident and Emergency crews, five rapid response paramedics, seven ambulance officers, one doctor and two heart paramedics attended the scene.
Four people were led to safety by the Northern Ireland Fire Service and handed over to the Ambulance Service for assessment.
One person has been taken to hospital with minor injuries and the three others are still being assessed at the scene.
One Twitter user, who posted a picture of the flames on Twitter, wrote: “Praying all are safe, as fire engulfs Coolmoyne House, Seymour Hill.”
Ms Jackson said that safety drills had recently been carried out at the block, which is owned and operated by Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
It is believed 80 people were killed in the London fire, which is being investigated by the Met Police.
New figures from the Home Office show that the disaster accounted for more than a quarter of all residential fire deaths in England in the past year.
He says Chancellor Philip Hammond should use next month’s Budget to set aside £1billion to protect residents living in high rises from another Grenfell disaster.
Ministers have so far refused to provide funding for councils to retrofit sprinklers.
Despite the Grenfell tragedy, only 2% of the 4,000 tower blocks in Britain have sprinkler systems.
But independent research shows that sprinklers contain or extinguish fires in 99% of cases.