The cause of the blaze that destroyed Primark at Bank Buildings in Belfast ‘was accidental’ according to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.
The fire burned for three days after it broke out on 28 August last year.
A cordon was put in place and around 14 businesses had to temporarily stop trading.
In a statement on Thursday, a NIFRS spokesperson confirmed it had received its fire investigation report and the cause of the fire was accidental.
In conjunction with @Hsenigov we have completed our extensive investigation to determine the cause of the fire at Bank…
Posted by Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service on Thursday, 20 June 2019
