The fire at the derelict hotel, which is being treated as deliberate, was reported to police shortly after 8pm on Sunday evening. Officers attended and closed a number of streets in the area while fire service personnel extinguished the fire. All streets have now re-opened.
Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and officers would ask anyone with information about this incident, or who may have captured dash-cam or CCTV footage from the area which could help with their investigation, to call them at Coleraine on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1487 19/04/26.
A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or anyone with information can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/

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Police are treating the blaze at Ballycastle's Antrim Arms as deliberate and have appealed for information. Photo: MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA

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Police are treating the blaze at Ballycastle's Antrim Arms as deliberate and have appealed for information. Photo: MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA

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Police are treating the blaze at Ballycastle's Antrim Arms as deliberate and have appealed for information. Photo: MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA

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Police are treating the blaze at Ballycastle's Antrim Arms as deliberate and have appealed for information. Photo: MCAULEY MULTIMEDIA