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27/07/2006
Suspected arson attack on petrol station
Police are treating an overnight fire at a petrol station in south Belfast, as malicious.
The Fire and Rescue services and the PSNI were alerted to the blaze at the BP garage on the Ravenhill Road area of the city at around 3.30am.
On their arrival, emergency services found that an illuminated petrol price sign had been set alight and a gable wall of the station was also on fire.
The interior of the building is not believed to have been damaged during the incident.
Detectives at Strand Town have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area at around 3.30am, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/SP)
The Fire and Rescue services and the PSNI were alerted to the blaze at the BP garage on the Ravenhill Road area of the city at around 3.30am.
On their arrival, emergency services found that an illuminated petrol price sign had been set alight and a gable wall of the station was also on fire.
The interior of the building is not believed to have been damaged during the incident.
Detectives at Strand Town have appealed for anyone who may have witnessed the incident or who may have seen anyone acting suspiciously in the area at around 3.30am, to contact them on 0845 600 8000, or anonymously on the Crimestoppers number on 0800 555 111.
(EF/SP)
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