Leisure centre evacuated due to fire

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Cookstown Leisure Centre has been temporarily closed following a fire on site.

All customers and staff were safely evacuated following the blaze earlier this evening.

The Fire and Rescue Service say it appears to have started in the biomass heating system.

It's been brought under controll although the cause is currently unknown.

The centre will remain closed for the rest of the evening and could re-open tomorrow morning.

Mid Ulster District Council will provide customer updates via the Leisure Centre’s Facebook Page and the Council’s Twitter account.

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