Arson arrests: Man and woman nabbed after overnight Coalisland fire
Two people have been arrested in an arson probe following fire lit outside a house in Coalisland.
Reported to emergency services shortly before midnight last night, the fire happened on Platers Hill and caused what the police described as “minor damage” to the property. No injuries were reported.
This evening, the PSNI confirmed that a man in his thirties and a woman in her twenties have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. At the time of publication, both were still in custody “assisting with police enquiries”.
Stated the force’s Inspector Knipe: “We would continue to appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and saw any suspicious activity, or who might have information, CCTV or dash-cam footage which might assist, to contact police using our witness form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting 1931 13/08/26, or call us on 101.”
Alternatively, information can be passed anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/