North Belfast flat targeted in arson attack as residents escape injury

Residents in a north Belfast flat have escaped injury after the property was targeted in an arson attack on Thursday evening, September 5th.

Detectives are appealing for information following last night's incident in the Skegoneill Avenue area.

It was reported to police at around 8:45pm that a liquid had been poured over a door at a flat and set alight.

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Colleagues from the NIFRS attended and extinguished the fire. Police say there were several people in the property at the time of the incident but thankfully none of them were injured.

A PSNI spokesperson added: “We are appealing to anyone with any information about this incident, or who may have doorbell/CCTV or dash-cam footage from the area which may be able to help with the investigation, to call police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1594 of 05/09/24.”

A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.

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