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| Homes damaged as arsonists strike | Homes damaged as arsonists strike |
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| Three houses have been damaged and telephone lines melted during two separate arson attacks at Shantallow in Londonderry. | |
| A fuel tank at Liscloon Drive was set on fire at around 0245 BST. | A fuel tank at Liscloon Drive was set on fire at around 0245 BST. |
| Station Commander Paul Coyle of the Fire and Rescue Service said the occupants of the house had a lucky escape. | Station Commander Paul Coyle of the Fire and Rescue Service said the occupants of the house had a lucky escape. |
| A house and fence were also damaged when an oil tank at Drumleck Drive was set on fire shortly before midnight. | |
| Commander Coyle said "potentially serious injuries" to residents were only avoided because fire crews prevented the blaze at Liscloon Drive from "breaking to the house". | |
| "Perhaps what people don't realise is that when any liquid fuel ignites, it can burn extremely intensely and very rapidly and obviously this produces a great deal of heat," he said. | "Perhaps what people don't realise is that when any liquid fuel ignites, it can burn extremely intensely and very rapidly and obviously this produces a great deal of heat," he said. |