Two people were rescued by fire crews following an arson attack in Downpatrick, Co Down, on Tuesday night. A wheelie bin is believed to have been placed up against the door of a ground floor flat at Glebetown Drive and set alight. A man and a woman were treated for smoke inhalation. An RUC spokesman said it was not a sectarian attack.
Two rescued in arson attack
Two people were rescued by fire crews following an arson attack in Downpatrick, Co Down, on Tuesday night
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