Sofa blaze in block of city flats being treated by police as arson – detectives investigating

Detectives are investigating an act of arson in a block of flats in west Belfast.
By Adam Kula
Published 12th May 2020, 12:29 BST
The fire brigade were summoned to the incidentThe fire brigade were summoned to the incident
The fire brigade were summoned to the incident

It happened sometime before 1.30am on Tuesday in the Ross Street area, just off the Falls Road and close to St Peter’s Cathedral.

Detective Sergeant Natalie Moore said it is believed a sofa was set on fire in a communal area of the building.

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She added that “smoke and fire damage has been caused to the block of flats”.

There were no reports of any injuries, but police said “whoever is responsible has no respect for the community or any regard for the valuable police resources that were diverted away from other community priorities to deal with this incident”.

Anyone with information should call Musgrave station on 101, quoting 128 12/05/20.