BUSINESS owners suffered heartbreak after a horror blaze destroyed a shop complex in Armagh. Heartbreak was expressed by owners after seeing their business go up in flames on Killylea Road in Armagh . The business complex consists of a Chinese restaurant, a chipper, an off-licence, a tanning salon and several flats.
Many flat owners and business staff were evacuated due to the fire, which has since been brought under control by the Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service . No injuries were reported at the scene as many people who were in the building at the time managed to escape fast enough before it got too serious. It is believed that the fire broke out at one of the establishments, resulting in a horror blaze at the complex and damaging several businesses and flats.
However, it is unknown how the fire broke out at the chippers as it is currently being investigated by the police and firefighters. The chippers and the flats were reported to be badly damaged as the roof had collapsed. Several businesses have not been reported badly damaged but suffered some water damage as a result of the blaze.
The tanning salon owner took to social media to share her heartbreak at her "dream" business being badly damaged by the horror blaze. She wrote: "We are absolutely heartbroken seeing our dream and hard work being severely damaged due to the fire next door. "Shop is closed and honestly at this stage we don’t know when we will be able to access our beautiful premises and how damaged i.