26/07/2023

Outside Area Of Seafood Restaurant Destroyed In Arson Attack

The outside area of a restaurant in Belfast City Centre has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack.

Mourne Seafood Bar confirmed the outside area will be closed for the foreseeable future, however the restaurant inside will be operating as normal.

Sharing an image of the aftermath, Mourne Seafood Bar based in Bank Street suggested the incident "looks like arson", with the picture showing their tables burned and debris scattered across the ground.

The PSNI and crews from the NI Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire.

Police are treating it as an arson attack and are appealing to anyone with information to contact them.


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