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26/08/2005
Care home fire treated as suspicious
Police are treating a fire at a care home in Co Tyrone on Friday as suspicious.
Residents and staff at the home in Cookstown were forced to flee at around 1am when a blaze was spotted close to gas cylinders at the back of the building in Westland Road.
Two rooms sustained extensive damage as a result of the blaze however no one was injured in the incident.
However, a spokesperson for the fire service said someone could have been "seriously injured or killed" as a result of the blaze.
A nearby day centre has been opened to provide the residents with shelter, care home staff have confirmed.
(MB/SP)
Residents and staff at the home in Cookstown were forced to flee at around 1am when a blaze was spotted close to gas cylinders at the back of the building in Westland Road.
Two rooms sustained extensive damage as a result of the blaze however no one was injured in the incident.
However, a spokesperson for the fire service said someone could have been "seriously injured or killed" as a result of the blaze.
A nearby day centre has been opened to provide the residents with shelter, care home staff have confirmed.
(MB/SP)
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