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Ballytyrone Orange Hall gutted in suspected arson attack Ballytyrone Orange Hall gutted in 'arson attack'
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An Orange Hall in County Armagh has been extensively damaged in a suspected arson attack. An Orange hall in County Armagh has been extensively damaged in an attack that police are treating as arson.
The interior of Ballytyrone Orange Hall has been gutted and the roof of the building is gone. The interior of Ballytyrone Orange Hall has been gutted and the roof of the building collapsed during the blaze.
A police spokesman said they received a report that the the building on Creenagh Road Loughgall was on fire at about 23:50 BST on Thursday. A police spokesman said they received a report that the building on Creenagh Road, Loughgall, was on fire at about 23:50 BST on Thursday.
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MLA William Irwin said it was believed that flammable liquid had been set alight. A senior Orangeman said the institution was "devastated" by the attack on the hall.
Mr Irwin was one of the first at the scene and spoke to investigators. Drew Nelson, the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland's grand secretary, said the hall would be rebuilt "probably bigger and better than it was before".
"The main hall itself is completely destroyed," the MLA said. "Clearly there are still some in Northern Ireland's society who are prepared to use violence to attack the Orange institution.
"The kitchen portion at the back is badly smoke-damaged and that's where police and the Fire Service ascertained that there had been a flammable liquid poured in. "We, as an institution, would not wish any community to suffer from such violence, having sustained so many attacks on our properties over the years."
He also called for calm and said there should be "no retaliation whatsoever".
Democratic Unionist Party MLA William Irwin said it was believed that flammable liquid had poured through a window and set alight.
He was one of the first at the scene and spoke to investigators.
"The main hall itself is completely destroyed," he said.
"The kitchen portion at the back is badly smoke-damaged and that's where police and the fire service ascertained that there had been a flammable liquid poured in.
"The police have no idea at this stage who is behind it but they're clearly treating it as arson," he added."The police have no idea at this stage who is behind it but they're clearly treating it as arson," he added.
Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness tweeted that he those responsible for the suspected arson are "sectarian bigots". Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness tweeted that those responsible for the attack are "sectarian bigots".
"The destruction of Ballytyrone Orange Hall in County Armagh is a disgrace," the deputy first minister added."The destruction of Ballytyrone Orange Hall in County Armagh is a disgrace," the deputy first minister added.
"I unreservedly condemn it.""I unreservedly condemn it."