Belfast: Mourne Seafood Bar's outdoor seating area gutted in arson attack
The inside of the restaurant remains open
A fire outside Mourne Seafood Bar in Belfast is being treated as arson.
The popular venue has shared pictures on social media showing extensive damaged caused to its outdoor seating area.
The restaurant says the outside area will be closed for the foreseeable future, while the inside area will be open as normal.
A PSNI statement said, “Police received a report of a fire in the Bank Street area of Belfast at around 4.40am on Wednesday 26th July. It is believed a bin was set alight, which spread to a gazebo and a store.”
“Officers attended alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service who extinguished the fire. This is being treated as arson.”
“Enquiries into the incident are ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference 195 of 26/07/23. Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.”
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