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06/08/2018
Dungannon School Fire Start Deliberately - NIFRS
A fire at a disused school in Country Tyrone is being investigated as arson, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has said.
The fire at the former St Patrick's Academy on the Killymeal Road, Dungannon was reported on Sunday night.
Six appliances and 45 firefighters attended the scene and it took a number of hours to bring the blaze under control.
It is believed that the fire was started deliberately in a disused portacabin at the centre of the school site. It is understood that firecrews were able to stop the blaze spreading to the main school building.
NIFRS Group Commander, Max Joyce, warned that those starting fires deliberately are putting people's lives at risk.
Anyone with information about the fire has been asked to contact police.
Commenting on the fire, Sinn Féin Fermanagh South Tyrone MP, Michelle Gildernew, said: "Whether accidental or deliberate, fires are incredibly dangerous and destructive so I would urge everyone to exercise extreme caution.
"I would also like to appeal to everyone to report any suspicious activity as the deliberate lighting of fires is reckless and completely unacceptable."
She added: "I would like to recognise the selfless efforts of the emergency services who are at the scene tackling the fire."
(MH)
The fire at the former St Patrick's Academy on the Killymeal Road, Dungannon was reported on Sunday night.
Six appliances and 45 firefighters attended the scene and it took a number of hours to bring the blaze under control.
It is believed that the fire was started deliberately in a disused portacabin at the centre of the school site. It is understood that firecrews were able to stop the blaze spreading to the main school building.
NIFRS Group Commander, Max Joyce, warned that those starting fires deliberately are putting people's lives at risk.
Anyone with information about the fire has been asked to contact police.
Commenting on the fire, Sinn Féin Fermanagh South Tyrone MP, Michelle Gildernew, said: "Whether accidental or deliberate, fires are incredibly dangerous and destructive so I would urge everyone to exercise extreme caution.
"I would also like to appeal to everyone to report any suspicious activity as the deliberate lighting of fires is reckless and completely unacceptable."
She added: "I would like to recognise the selfless efforts of the emergency services who are at the scene tackling the fire."
(MH)
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