West Belfast: Firefighters attacked and equipment stolen 23 January 2014 Last updated at 14:37 Important items of equipment were stolen from a fire engine responding to a call in west Belfast on Wednesday evening. Firefighters also came under attack from youths throwing missiles. A collector head, a suction wrench, and T-bar were taken from the appliance as firefighters dealt with a burning car at Albert Street in the Divis area. The green Hyundai Accent car is thought to have been stolen at Mountjoy Street some time after 18:20 GMT. A Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We received a call on Wednesday evening at 7.10pm to deal with a car deliberately set on fire at Albert Street. Two appliances from Central Fire Station attended the incident. While dealing with the blaze, firefighters came under attack from youths throwing missiles and three pieces of equipment were stolen from one of the appliances. Fortunately the firefighters were not injured and the appliance was not damaged. However, the stolen items are important pieces of equipment and we are appealing for their return as soon as possible. We are keen to stress that this is an isolated incident in this area as normally the firefighters can respond to incidents in this area without the threat of coming under attack. Nonetheless, we are disappointed that firefighters, who were only out doing their job and protecting our community, should be attacked in such a manner. We are reassured by the immediate support received from the local community representatives in condemning this attack and appealing for the return of the pieces of equipment. We realise that the people who carried out the attack and stole the equipment are not representative of the wider lower Falls community.