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27/08/2004
Man treated in hospital following flat fire
A man has been treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after being rescued from a fire at his flat in west Belfast.
The fire is believed to have started at the flat on the Suffolk Road when a toilet roll, soaked in flammable liquid, was pushed through the letterbox.
The man was eventually rescued by the emergency services after the door of the property was damaged in the attacked preventing him from escaping.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
(MB)
The fire is believed to have started at the flat on the Suffolk Road when a toilet roll, soaked in flammable liquid, was pushed through the letterbox.
The man was eventually rescued by the emergency services after the door of the property was damaged in the attacked preventing him from escaping.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
(MB)
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