This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23966391

The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 1 Version 2
Fire at former Londonderry school Arson suspected in Londonderry school fire
(about 7 hours later)
A fire officer in County Londonderry said he believes arsonists may have been behind the fire at a former school. Arsonists may have been behind a fire that badly damaged a former school in Londonderry, a fire officer has said.
Fire officer, Mark Smith, who was at the scene said he believed it might have been started intentionally. Assistant Group Commander Mark Smith said he believed the blaze at St Peter's High School in Creggan may have been started intentionally.
At one point up to 6 fire appliances attended the fire at old St Peter's High School in Creggan in Derry. At one point nine fire appliances attended the fire which broke out just before 21: 00 BST on Wednesday.
It broke out just before 2100 BST on Wednesday. Fire-fighters remained on the scene into the early hours of Thursday.
The fire was contained but firefighters remained on the scene into the early hours of Thursday. Further investigations are to be carried out into the cause of the fire.
Police advised residents in the vicinity of St. Peter's High School to remain indoors due to smoke coming from the building. Mr Smith said: "There has been extensive damage to the roof of the main section of the building and also there was a fire within the building as well. It was heavily smoke-logged."
On Wednesday, police advised residents in the vicinity of St Peter's High School to remain indoors due to smoke coming from the building.
In July, the former school's canteen was badly damaged in what was also a suspected arson attack.