Review of security at derelict Vita Cortex site to be carried out after blaze

The former foam factory, which has been monitored by a security firm for several months, was last patrolled at 3am on Friday but the alarm was raised at 4.45am
Review of security at derelict Vita Cortex site to be carried out after blaze

The blaze at the former Vita Cortex factory on the Kinsale Road, in the early hours of Friday morning, is the latest in a series of deliberate fires at the site. Photo: Cork City Fire Brigade

The owners of a derelict factory in Cork city are expected to be asked to conduct a full review of security at the site after it was targeted in another suspected arson attack.

The fire at the former Vita Cortex factory on the Kinsale Road, in the early hours of Friday morning, is the latest in a series of deliberate fires at the site, and the latest in a series of suspected arson incidents on derelict buildings in the city and county.

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