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09/04/2019
Homes Evacuated In Co Down Arson Attack
A number of homes in County Down were evacuated overnight after a car was targeted in an arson attack.
Police are investigating after a BMW 5 series, which was parked outside a house in Burren Meadows in Newcastle, was deliberately set alight at around 1.30am this morning, Tuesday 09 April.
Police and firefighters attended the scene and dealt with the blaze. A number of nearby homes were evacuated as a safety precaution.
Officers are working to establish a motive for the attack and have appealed for anyone who was in the area and who may have seen anything to call 101 quoting reference 61 09/04/19.
(JG/CM)
Police are investigating after a BMW 5 series, which was parked outside a house in Burren Meadows in Newcastle, was deliberately set alight at around 1.30am this morning, Tuesday 09 April.
Police and firefighters attended the scene and dealt with the blaze. A number of nearby homes were evacuated as a safety precaution.
Officers are working to establish a motive for the attack and have appealed for anyone who was in the area and who may have seen anything to call 101 quoting reference 61 09/04/19.
(JG/CM)
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