Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following an early-morning arson attack in Limavady.

Detective Inspector Ballentine said: “At approximately 1.30am this morning, Saturday 11th July, police received a report of a fire at a block of flats in the Glenview Drive area.

“Officers attended, alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service, and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

“Colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the blaze, which is believed to have been started deliberately, after an object was thrown through the window of an unoccupied flat. One person was taken onward to hospital for treatment to smoke inhalation.

“Enquiries are ongoing to determine a motive, who was involved, and the circumstances of what happened.

“Anyone with information or footage that could assist with our investigation, is asked to contact detectives using our witness appeal form at https://reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting 114 11/07/26 or call us on 101.”

Alternatively, call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/ or you can make a report at www.psni.police.uk/report.