Detectives are appealing for information following an arson attack at a property in north Belfast on Thursday evening, September 5th.

Detective Sergeant McGearty said: “It was reported at around 8:45pm that a liquid had been poured over a door at a flat in the Skegoneill Avenue area and set alight.

“Our colleagues from the NIFRS attended and extinguished the fire. There were several people in the property at the time of the incident, thankfully none of them were injured.

“We are appealing to anyone with any information about this incident, or who may have doorbell/CCTV or dash-cam footage from the area which may be able to help with the investigation, to call police on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 1594 of 05/09/24.”

A report can be submitted online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.