Shop destroyed in suspicious Antrim fire

A shop in Antrim has been destroyed after a suspicious fire caused damage to a number of commercial premises in the centre of…

A shop in Antrim has been destroyed after a suspicious fire caused damage to a number of commercial premises in the centre of the town last night.

The fire started at the Pound Shop on Railway Street shortly after 9pm. An amusement arcade and other buildings had to be evacuated.

It took more than 40 firefighters to contain the fire.

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