19/02/2004

Police treat two separate flat fires as suspicious

Police are treating two separate fires, which led to the evacuation of flats in Londonderry on Thursday, as suspicious.

Several residents at flats in Melrose Terrace were evacuated from their homes at around 12.35am on Thursday.

Fire services were then called out again to the same set of flats at around 4am when a fire was reported the living room of one home.

Anyone with information on either incident is asked to contact police on 028 9065 2222 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

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