A blaze ripped through a vital care centre, wrecking an art therapy room and forcing 21 people to miss their Monday sessions.

Services for Women and Children Axed After Fire

Women and children’s support services, crucial for families and young people, were also cancelled due to fire damage. Disability Action warned the disruption could hit those relying on day centre help hard.

Second Deliberate Attack on Health Facility in Weeks

The Western Trust revealed this was the second deliberate attack on health and care facilities in the city in just a few weeks. Waterside has also seen other arson reports recently.

Police See No Link Between Fires

Despite the spate of arson, police say this fire is unrelated to other recent Waterside blazes.

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