12/11/2003

Family flee home in arson attack

A family in north Belfast have escaped injury after their home was destroyed in an arson attack.

The couple and their five-year-old son were treated for shock and smoke inhalation after fleeing from their home following attack in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

It is believed an oil tank was deliberately set alight at the Lansdowne Park house at around 2.30am.

Police described the incident as deliberate and have appealed for any witnesses to contact them immediately.

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