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Police investigating arson after two cars burnt out in driveway

Hayley HalpinBBC News NI
News imageCouncillor Brian Higginson Two cars burnt out in a driveway. There is a cream coloured house behind the cars. Councillor Brian Higginson
The incident happened in the Killynure Green area of Carryduff

Police are investigating an incident of arson after two cars were damaged in a fire outside a house in County Down in the early hours of Wednesday.

The incident happened in Killynure Green in Carryduff at approximately 04:45 BST.

Police are following a line of enquiry that one vehicle was initially set on fire which then spread to another parked in the same driveway.

A family, including a child, were in the house at the time of the incident. No injuries have been reported.

News imageCouncillor Jamie Harpur Two cars burnt out in a driveway. There is a cream coloured house behind the cars. Councillor Jamie Harpur
A family, including a child, were in the house at the time of the incident.

Officers attended the scene, along with members of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service who extinguished the blaze.

Police are treating the incident as arson.

Insp McCorry said the consequences of the incident "could have been far more serious".

"Extensive damage was caused to both vehicles, and enquiries are ongoing today to determine exactly what happened, who was involved and a motive," McCorry said.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them.