More than 500 teenagers had to leave a nightclub in Cookstown, County Tyrone after a fire broke out close to the building on Saturday night.
It was reported at about 2200 BST in an alleyway beside the Clubland nightclub.
Six fire appliances were used to bring the blaze under control.
Station Commander Paul McCloskey said early indications are that the fire was started deliberately.
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