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A teenage boy is being treated for serious burns after catching fire at a row of derelict houses in Belfast. A teenager is being treated for serious burns after catching fire at a row of derelict houses in north Belfast.
It is understood the boy, 14, had been in contact with petrol before the incident in Jamaica Street area in the north of the city on Monday afternoon. It is understood the 14-year-old had been in contact with petrol before the incident in Jamaica Street area on Monday. He is stable in hospital.
Sinn Fein's Margaret McClenaghan says empty houses have been causing problems in the area and "need demolished". Sinn Fein's Margaret McClenaghan said empty houses have been causing problems in the area and "need demolished".
"There's a boy in the Royal for the very simply reason this is an attraction to him," she said. The Housing Executive said it cannot demolish the houses until electricity and water have been disconnected.
'Adventure playground' The teenager is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital
"It's an adventure playground and whatever happened, this young lad has ended up with burns to his arms, his legs, his face, and he's a very lucky wee boy." Police said they were alerted to a row of up to five derelict houses on fire at Jamaica Street at around 1700 BST on Monday.
The derelict houses will be demolishedPolice say they were alerted to a row of up to five derelict houses on fire at Jamaica Street at around 1700 BST on Monday.
A PSNI spokesman added that he believed the fire "was started maliciously".A PSNI spokesman added that he believed the fire "was started maliciously".
The Housing Executive, which owns the derelict houses, has said it is working with NIE to arrange to have the electrical supply disconnected as soon as possible. Ms McClenaghan said the houses were an "adventure playground".
It will then arrange for the demolition of the properties "as a matter of priority". "Whatever happened, this young lad has ended up with burns to his arms, his legs, his face, and he's a very lucky wee boy," she said.
The Housing Executive, which owns the derelict houses, said: "We are working closely with NIE to have the electricity supply disconnected as a matter of urgency and will demolish the houses immediately this is done.
"In the interim, each individual house had been fully secured as soon as the tenant moved out and the properties have been checked on a daily basis following ongoing vandalism in this area."