Blazes were started ‘deliberately’ says Fire Service
A blaze at Coast Road yesterday evening was started deliberately, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has stated.
The incident occcured at a derelict lorry at the shorefront at 7.41 pm.
A spokesperson for NIFRS said that two jets were needed to extinguish the flames.
Meanwhile, three gorse fires were reported near a treatment plant at The Woods in Larne.
The alarm was raised at 8.01 pm.
This Fire Service is also treating this incident as “deliberate”.