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29/09/2006
Orange Hall 'gutted' in fire
Police in County Down are appealing for information following a fire at an Orange Hall in the early hours of Friday morning.
The blaze is understood to have started at the premises on the junction of Moat Street and Union Street in Donaghadee shortly before 3am.
A spokesperson for the PSNI today said that the Orange Hall had been completely gutted during the incident.
Detectives are to carry out an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the cause of the blaze, and have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed anything, or have any information in relation to it, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/KMcA)
The blaze is understood to have started at the premises on the junction of Moat Street and Union Street in Donaghadee shortly before 3am.
A spokesperson for the PSNI today said that the Orange Hall had been completely gutted during the incident.
Detectives are to carry out an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the cause of the blaze, and have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed anything, or have any information in relation to it, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/KMcA)
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