15/08/2016

Blaze At Sion Mills Being Treated As Arson

A fire at a derelict building in Sion Mills near Strabane is being treated as arson.

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) attended the scene at the empty Herdman's Mill just after 9pm on Sunday, 14 August.

Firefighters from Strabane, L'Derry, Castlederg and Newtownstewart put out the blaze.

The building was "significantly damaged", according to the NIFRS.



Pic: NIFRSWest/Twitter

(CD)


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