Deliberate fire at Belfast multicultural centre investigated as hate crime
Fire crews were called to a blaze in south Belfast on Thursday night. By Lauren Boland Saturday 16 Jan 2021, 12:11 PM Jan 16th 2021, 12:11 PM 14,313 Views 6 Comments
Image: PA
Image: PA
POLICE BELIEVE A fire in Belfast that damaged a multicultural centre on Thursday was a hate crime.
The Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) have said that the fire, which it is treating as a hate crime, was likely started deliberately.
PSNI Chief Inspector Gavin Kirkpatrick said it is “believed this fire, which resulted in significant damage to the property, was started deliberately”.
Charity workers in Belfast are paying to replace food parcels out of their own pockets after a fire destroyed their premises in what police are treating as a hate crime.
Multicultural centre fire in Belfast being treated as hate crime
Officers are treating the blaze at the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association property on Donegall Pass in the south of the city as a hate crime.
The fire at the Belfast Multi Cultural Association building is being treated as a hate crime. Picture: David Young/PA
Sat, 16 Jan, 2021 - 10:00 David Young and Michael McHugh, PA
Police in Northern Ireland believe a fire that extensively damaged a multicultural centre in Belfast was started deliberately.
Officers are treating the blaze at the Belfast Multi-Cultural Association property on Donegall Pass in the south of the city as a hate crime.
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