Extensive damage was caused to the living room and further damage to the kitchen
Residents in Belfast were evacuated from their building after an early morning arson attack on Wednesday.
Detectives are appealing for information following the fire at a residential property in the Carlisle Parade area just after 4am today. Police attended the address along with colleagues from Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. PSNI Detective Sergeant Alexander said: “Thankfully the occupant of the property was not at home at the time; however the other residents of the building had to be evacuated while our Fire Service colleagues extinguished the blaze."It is believed that the fire was started deliberately. and we are treating this fire as arson with intent to endanger life.
"We are appealing to anyone who witnessed any suspicious activity in the area at the time or who has any other information which could insist with our enquiries to contact us on 101 quoting reference 156 of 23/11/22. "Alternatively, you can submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/."For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here.
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