Fire which destroyed homes ‘likely caused by embers from nearby bonfire’

Fire which destroyed homes ‘likely caused by embers from nearby bonfire’

A blaze which destroyed two houses in Co Antrim was most likely caused by embers from a nearby bonfire, the fire service has said.

Fire which destroyed homes ‘likely caused by embers from nearby bonfire’

The incident in Greenisland, near Carrickfergus, also saw two other properties damaged in the early hours of Sunday morning.

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An investigation is under way into the cause of a fire which destroyed two houses in Co Antrim.