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22/01/2008
Strabane Warehouse Blaze Deliberate
A fire in County Tyrone which led to the evacuation of properties is being treated as arson.
Homes and a neighbouring supermarket had to be evacuated last night during a malicious blaze in Strabane.
The building, on Lower Main Street, was completely destroyed.
It is believed that the derelict warehouse, belonging to O'Kane's Poultry, was broken into and papers set alight on Monday night.
The Fire and Rescue Service said people were moved away because of suspected asbestos in their roofs.
Meanwhile, five warehouse units have been destroyed in a second fire, this time in Portadown.
The blaze off Ashgrove Road in the County Armagh town began shortly after 10pm on Monday.
A number of residents were evacuated as a precaution there too, but this time because of heavy smoke. The cause of that fire is still under investigation.
(BMcC)
Homes and a neighbouring supermarket had to be evacuated last night during a malicious blaze in Strabane.
The building, on Lower Main Street, was completely destroyed.
It is believed that the derelict warehouse, belonging to O'Kane's Poultry, was broken into and papers set alight on Monday night.
The Fire and Rescue Service said people were moved away because of suspected asbestos in their roofs.
Meanwhile, five warehouse units have been destroyed in a second fire, this time in Portadown.
The blaze off Ashgrove Road in the County Armagh town began shortly after 10pm on Monday.
A number of residents were evacuated as a precaution there too, but this time because of heavy smoke. The cause of that fire is still under investigation.
(BMcC)
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