Two people escape injury in early morning blaze where three cars were set on fire beside home

By Gemma Murray
Published 5th Oct 2022, 11:37 BST
Updated 5th Oct 2022, 14:23 BST
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Police in Carrickfergus are appealing for witnesses and appealing for information after three vehicles were set on fire in the early hours of this morning.

Inspector Adrian Bryant said: “We received a report at around 3.15am this morning that a short time earlier, three vehicles parked outside a house in the North Road area had been set on fire.“Officers attended and along with our colleagues from the NIFRS, who extinguished the fires and assisted the evacuation of two people from the house.

"Thankfully there were no reports of any injuries."We are making enquiries in the area and we're appealing to anyone with information about this incident to get in touch with us.

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"We'd also be keen to hear from anyone who may have been travelling in this area around this time and saw any suspicious activity to contact us on 101 quoting reference number 93 of 5/10/22.”You can also make a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/.