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08/03/2006
Fire injures five in Ballymurphy house blaze
A suspected arson attack on a house in west Belfast has injured five people.
Emergency services were alerted to the blaze at the house in Whitecliff Parade in the Ballymurphy area at around 1.30am.
Four women were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation while a fifth person suffered leg injuries after jumping from a first floor window.
Police are investigating the incident, which is believe to be a suspected arson attack, and have appealed for any witnesses to contact them.
There have been a number of petrol bomb attacks in the area over the past month.
(SP/GB)
Emergency services were alerted to the blaze at the house in Whitecliff Parade in the Ballymurphy area at around 1.30am.
Four women were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation while a fifth person suffered leg injuries after jumping from a first floor window.
Police are investigating the incident, which is believe to be a suspected arson attack, and have appealed for any witnesses to contact them.
There have been a number of petrol bomb attacks in the area over the past month.
(SP/GB)
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