14/08/2006
Man remanded over city arson attack
A 24-year-old man has appeared in Belfast Magistrates Court charged with arson endangering life, following a fire at a house in the east of the city at the weekend.
Ryan McBride, of Castlereagh Road, was charged with carrying out an arson attack on the home of a Polish family, in the same area on Saturday evening.
Six people were taken to hospital, where they received treatment for the effects of smoke inhalation, however no one was seriously injured during the incident.
McBride was remanded in custody and will reappear before the court next month.
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Ryan McBride, of Castlereagh Road, was charged with carrying out an arson attack on the home of a Polish family, in the same area on Saturday evening.
Six people were taken to hospital, where they received treatment for the effects of smoke inhalation, however no one was seriously injured during the incident.
McBride was remanded in custody and will reappear before the court next month.
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