Telstar Bar fire 'suspicious'
Twenty-four firefighters were called to deal with the blaze at the Telstar Bar on Central Drive in Creggan shortly after 2.00pm. . The fire was confined to the roofspace of a ground floor annex.
No one was injured in the incident.
Creggan Sinn Fein Cllr Kevin Campbell said bar staff had been "shocked" by the incident and called on local people to be alert for "any incidents" in the area.
He said: “I visited the scene this morning and spoke to a number of members of staff who are shocked at this incident.
"The Fire Service have said they are investigating the cause of the blaze and hopefully there will be more detail on this as the day progresses."
He added: "Just ahead of summer holidays I would put an appeal out to the local community to keep an eye out for any incidents taking place in the Central Drive area.
Cllr Campbell concluded: "Last year we had several incidents at the shops with a number of businesses being damaged,we cannot allow this to happen again this year."