19-07-2025
Lurgan: Windsor Avenue residents return home after arson attack
Residents in Lurgan, County Armagh, have returned to their homes after an arson attack on Saturday happened at a derelict property in Windsor Avenue at about 01:00 BST.A number of residents had to leave their properties while the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) tackled the injuries were reported, NIFRS said, but significant damage has been caused.
DUP councillor Peter Haire told BBC News NI that "somebody could have been killed"."We are lucky there were no injuries," he said."There are businesses and houses right beside and we could be looking at a different story today."This is a listed building and it was once beautiful to look at. "The owners don't live in the country. It's devastating."I appeal to those behind this arson attack to stop."
