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Keyholder appeal after store fire | Keyholder appeal after store fire |
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Police have appealed for all keyholders in Coleraine to check their premises after a blaze in a DIY store at a retail park in the town. | |
The fire in the B&Q store at Riverside Retail Park was probably started by an incendiary device, police have said. | The fire in the B&Q store at Riverside Retail Park was probably started by an incendiary device, police have said. |
The blaze, which severely damaged the store, was discovered in a carpet section at about 2230 BST on Saturday. | The blaze, which severely damaged the store, was discovered in a carpet section at about 2230 BST on Saturday. |
Police have appealed for anyone with information or who noticed anything suspicious to contact them. | |
Charlie McAuley from the Fire and Rescue Service says the sprinkler system contained the fire. | Charlie McAuley from the Fire and Rescue Service says the sprinkler system contained the fire. |
"There was extensive damage caused by the smoke and by the water from the sprinkler system that had been activated, so there is quite a considerable amount of damage to the store and the stock," he said. | "There was extensive damage caused by the smoke and by the water from the sprinkler system that had been activated, so there is quite a considerable amount of damage to the store and the stock," he said. |