Arrest over city arson attack
Published Friday, 23 November 2012
A man is being questioned by police about an arson attack at a block of flats in north Belfast.
Five fire crews responded to the call out in the early hours of Friday. (© Presseye)
The blaze in Ross House at Mount Vernon began shortly after 2.30am on Friday.
Fire crews treated a man who lived in the flat at the scene for a small burn to his hand.
He was alerted to the blaze when the property's fire alarms were triggered.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.