Parents have been urged to keep their children away from a disused school following an arson attempt at the weekend.
Corpus Christi College, which closed its campus after merging with two other schools in 2018, was targeted on Sunday April 13. Debris and wood had been piled in the gym and set alight. However, the fire was put out following a patrol by the PSNI and an operation by Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service.
Police West Belfast said in a Facebook post: "This evening West Belfast Neighbourhood Policing Team attended the vacant Corpus Christi School with colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) following reports of a fire.
"On arrival NIFRS observed several sites of fire, both inside and outside the main building. There was a real concern with all present that the whole complex could have caught fire.
"It is clear that unknown persons have gained entry and made a concerted effort to pile flammable material to light within the gym. Police are treating this incident as arson.
"Parents and guardians, can we ask that you keep your children away from the vacant Corpus Christi School site.
"If you have any information relating to this incident, please contact Police either online or call 101 and quote reference number: CC2025041301026."
Meanwhile, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service came under attack after responding to multiple calls from the public reporting a large fire at a forest park in West Belfast on Saturday night.
Fire crews were called to the large blaze at Colin Glen Forest Park where they came under a barrage of stones and were forced to withdraw to prevent injury to the firefighters.
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