By Connor Stringer
Detectives in Coleraine are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire at a flat in Parker Avenue, Portrush, which they believe was started deliberately.
Police say the lives of nearby neighbours were put at risk by the "reckless actions" of the person or persons responsible for starting the fire.
BREAKING: Detectives in Coleraine are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fire at a flat in Parker Avenue, Portrush, at 1.25am this morning. No one was in the flat at the time which sustained extensive smoke damage. pic.twitter.com/xK2w8tBZ3d
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No-one was present in the flat at the time of the incident, that occurred around 1.25am on Thursday morning.
An examination of the scene suggested the fire was started deliberately and is consequently being treated as arson.
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