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21/05/2018
Newtownabbey Fire Believed To Have Been Started Deliberately
A fire that spread from an oil tank and destroyed a row of houses in Newtownabbey is being treated as arson.
The blaze in the Ballyduff Gardens area is believed to have been started deliberately, according to the PSNI.
The fire broke out at around 6pm on Saturday, 19 May.
Six homes are believed to have been significantly damaged and cars parked in the area were also damaged in the blaze.
No-one was seriously injured, however a man was treated for smoke inhalation.
(CD/LM)
The blaze in the Ballyduff Gardens area is believed to have been started deliberately, according to the PSNI.
The fire broke out at around 6pm on Saturday, 19 May.
Six homes are believed to have been significantly damaged and cars parked in the area were also damaged in the blaze.
No-one was seriously injured, however a man was treated for smoke inhalation.
(CD/LM)
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