Police treat fire at derelict building on Coleraine's Lodge Road as arson

Firefighters were called to reports of a fire at the building at 5.08pm on Sunday, September 27.

Fire appliances from Coleraine, Portstewart, Maghera and Portrush Fire Stations attended the incident along with an aerial appliance from Northland Fire Station in Derry/Londonderry.

Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus used a hose reel jet and three jets to extinguish the fire. The incident was dealt with by 10.02pm.

Police in Coleraine are appealing for information and witnesses following the arson attack.

A PSNI statement said: “It was reported at approximately 5.15pm that part of a vacant building was alight, in what is believed to have been a deliberate ignition.

"Officers attended the scene, alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. The road was closed for a short time to allow for the fire to be extinguished.

"There were no reports of any injuries.

"Enquiries are ongoing and anyone who was in the area at the time and saw any suspicious activity, or who might have any information, CCTV or dashcam footage which might assist is asked to contact police using the witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals 1055 27/09/26 or call 101.

“Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.”