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Coleraine: Yoko Bistro and Noodle Bar destroyed in fire | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A restaurant has been destroyed by a fire in County Londonderry. | |
Couples out celebrating Valentine's night had to leave the restaurant when the fire broke out at around 18:30 GMT in the Yoko Bistro and Noodle Bar in Coleraine. | |
A number of other shops and restaurants were also evacuated at the Riverside Regional Centre. | |
Six fire appliances and the emergency services were at the scene, but no-one is believed to have been injured. | |
The fire is thought to have started in the restaurant's kitchen, and firefighters battled for hours to bring it under control. | |
Syed Amin, owner of the adjoining Indus Valley restaurant, said: "We were quite busy, we had a lot of bookings tonight. | |
"One customer popped in and told me there was a fire next door. | |
"We thought it was just a small, minor fire, but when I went out it was clearly a big fire. | |
"Then I had to evacuate my customers, I had to tell them we had to leave. | |
"It happened so quickly and the wind was blowing the smoke into my restaurant." |