Northern Ireland

Dozens of fire fighters battle Coleraine retail park blaze

Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry, last night. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin
Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry, last night. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry, last night. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin

Firefighters battled a blaze at a Co Derry retail park last night.

The fire broke out at the Indus Valley Indian restaurant in the Riverside Regional Centre at around 10pm.

The Fire Service said seven fire appliances and around 35 firefighters from Coleraine, Portstewart, Portrush and Derry were involved in tackling the blaze.

<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Firefighters at a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin</span>
Firefighters at a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin Firefighters at a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Firefighters at a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin</span>
Firefighters at a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin Firefighters at a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Firefighters at a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin</span>
Firefighters at a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin Firefighters at a blaze at Riverside Regional Centre in Coleraine, Co Derry. Picture by Margaret McLaughlin

It is understood several businesses were affected.

Hullabaloos Bar & Grill, which is next door to Indus Valley, said it suffered some smoke damage and would be closed today.