1969 Press Photo Firemen fight blaze on Royal Avenue in Belfast, Northern Irelan

Smoke billows from building as firemen fight blaze on Royal Avenue in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday. It was the third fire of he day in the city, the others being in a Methodist Church and in a school. Meanwhile work neared completion on the British Army's "Belfast wall," begun three days ago. The wall runs between Catholic and Protestant areas of the city and is designed to prevent new violence between the feuding religious groups.

Photo is dated 1969.

Photo measures 8 x 10.5 inches.