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| Coleraine: Yoko Bistro and Noodle Bar fire not deliberate say police | Coleraine: Yoko Bistro and Noodle Bar fire not deliberate say police |
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| The police have said they do not believe a fire which destroyed a restaurant in Coleraine on Friday evening was started deliberately. | The police have said they do not believe a fire which destroyed a restaurant in Coleraine on Friday evening was started deliberately. |
| Couples out celebrating Valentine's night had to leave the Yoko Bistro and Noodle Bar when the fire broke out at around 18:30 GMT. | Couples out celebrating Valentine's night had to leave the Yoko Bistro and Noodle Bar when the fire broke out at around 18:30 GMT. |
| A number of other shops and restaurants were also evacuated at the Riverside Regional Centre. | A number of other shops and restaurants were also evacuated at the Riverside Regional Centre. |
| Six fire appliances and the emergency services attended the scene. | Six fire appliances and the emergency services attended the scene. |
| No-one is believed to have been injured. | No-one is believed to have been injured. |
| The fire is thought to have started in the restaurant's kitchen. | |
| Paul Coyle, from the Fire and Rescue Service, said it took 40 firefighters three hours to bring the blaze under control. | |
| "We had to attack it, both from the ground level using three firefighting jets, and also employ an aerial attack using one of our specialist appliances," he said. | |
| "Unfortunately, there was quite a bit of damage sustained by the Yoko restaurant and that obviously comprised fire damage and water damage as well. | |
| "There was also some smoke damage and fire damage in the adjoining property." | |
| Syed Amin, owner of the adjoining Indus Valley restaurant, said: "We were quite busy, we had a lot of bookings tonight. | 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. | "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. | "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. | "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." | "It happened so quickly and the wind was blowing the smoke into my restaurant." |