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16/10/2006
B&Q store damaged in arson attack
B&Q's Newtownabbey store has been damaged in an arson attack.
The store sustained smoke and water damage following a small blaze caused by an incendiary-type device left in a timber section of the store.
It is reported that a number of people were working in the store at the time the device exploded. No-one was injured.
The blaze activated the store's sprinkler system which contained the fire until firefighters arrived.
Police have appealed to traders to be vigilant.
(SP)
The store sustained smoke and water damage following a small blaze caused by an incendiary-type device left in a timber section of the store.
It is reported that a number of people were working in the store at the time the device exploded. No-one was injured.
The blaze activated the store's sprinkler system which contained the fire until firefighters arrived.
Police have appealed to traders to be vigilant.
(SP)
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