Health chiefs have warned people not to eat fish lifted off a road after a lorry shed its load of mackerel, The Belfast Telegraph reports.
Photographs showed people putting the mackerel into plastic bags to bring home to eat after hundreds were spilled amid bizarre scenes on Belfast's Ravenhill Road on Saturday night.
Health chiefs, however, have advised against eating the fish.
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A Belfast City Council spokeswoman said: "We would strongly advise against the consumption of food where you are not clear as to its source or if it is safe to eat.
"In any event, there is a possibility of the fish being contaminated through direct contact with the road, rendering it unfit for human consumption."
The Council spokeswoman said its street cleaners helped remove up to 600 mackerel from the Ravenhill Road close to the junction with My Lady's Road.
"Responding to a call on our environmental health line, and to ensure traffic was able to flow freely, City Council cleansing services helped remove up to 600 mackerel," said the spokeswoman.
Resident Tommy Bardsley said he bagged 25 mackerel.
"It's all fresh fish, I'll have some for dinner and freeze the rest," he said. "I know fish and can tell they were just off the boat."
At a chip shop close to the scene of Saturday night's fish spill, staff said yesterday afternoon that their trade was not down.
Shelley West from the Chip N Fish was asked if there had been any adverse effect on business, but she replied: "No, not at all".
It is understood that local people teamed up to help clean the area ahead of official road cleaners being drafted in.
One said: "Some people are embarrassed that people who live here were seen lifting the fish off the road to bring it home, but most just stood at the side of the road.
"Local people came out with brushes and stuff to help in a big clean up and it was a real community effort."
Police said the driver of the fish lorry did not stop and may not have been aware what happened.
Read the article HERE.
Photographs showed people putting the mackerel into plastic bags to bring home to eat after hundreds were spilled amid bizarre scenes on Belfast's Ravenhill Road on Saturday night.
Health chiefs, however, have advised against eating the fish.
A Belfast City Council spokeswoman said: "We would strongly advise against the consumption of food where you are not clear as to its source or if it is safe to eat.
"In any event, there is a possibility of the fish being contaminated through direct contact with the road, rendering it unfit for human consumption."
The Council spokeswoman said its street cleaners helped remove up to 600 mackerel from the Ravenhill Road close to the junction with My Lady's Road.
"Responding to a call on our environmental health line, and to ensure traffic was able to flow freely, City Council cleansing services helped remove up to 600 mackerel," said the spokeswoman.
Resident Tommy Bardsley said he bagged 25 mackerel.
"It's all fresh fish, I'll have some for dinner and freeze the rest," he said. "I know fish and can tell they were just off the boat."
At a chip shop close to the scene of Saturday night's fish spill, staff said yesterday afternoon that their trade was not down.
Shelley West from the Chip N Fish was asked if there had been any adverse effect on business, but she replied: "No, not at all".
It is understood that local people teamed up to help clean the area ahead of official road cleaners being drafted in.
One said: "Some people are embarrassed that people who live here were seen lifting the fish off the road to bring it home, but most just stood at the side of the road.
"Local people came out with brushes and stuff to help in a big clean up and it was a real community effort."
Police said the driver of the fish lorry did not stop and may not have been aware what happened.
Read the article HERE.
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