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Jane Corscadden

Ballymena arson causes 'substantial damage' to house

A fire at a house in Co Antrim has caused "substantial damage" to the property, police say.

The blaze, which happened at the front door of a house in the Larne Street area of Ballymena, was reported to the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service at around 1.45am on Monday, July 11.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which was determined to have started from a tyre being placed against the door and set alight.

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Substantial damage has been caused to the door, and smoke damage to the rest of the house, which was not occupied at the time of the attack.

The incident follows a fire at a neighbouring house in the early hours of Friday, July 8, in which a tyre was also used to set fire to the front door of the house.

A spokesperson for the PSNI said: "Enquiries are ongoing into both incidents and anyone with any information which could assist police is asked to contact detectives in Ballymena on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 158 11/07/22.

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

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