@starky_b0yA man has been charged in connection with a blaze which ripped through a former Ayrshire shopping mall and a Celtic supporters’ club.
Emergency services were called to Low Green Road, Irvine, at around 11.30pm on February 2 following reports a blaze.
The fire damaged the old Forum shopping centre and forced the neighbouring Rivergate Shopping Centre to shut.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent six fire engines and two height appliances to the scene.
No injuries were reported.
Detectives were treating the blaze as deliberate and have charged a 41-year-old man in connection.
He is due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Tuesday.
Chief Inspector Judith Macgregor said: “We were called to a report of a fire at a premises on West Road, Irvine, around 11.50pm on Monday, February 2, 2026.
“There were no reported injuries.
“A 41-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection and is due to appear at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.”
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