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An arson attack on a house in Ballymena is being treated as sectarian, police have said. | An arson attack on a house in Ballymena is being treated as sectarian, police have said. |
The blaze at the property in the Dunclug estate was reported at 2115 BST on Sunday evening. | The blaze at the property in the Dunclug estate was reported at 2115 BST on Sunday evening. |
Nobody was in the house at the time of the attack, but the property was extensively damaged in the fire. | Nobody was in the house at the time of the attack, but the property was extensively damaged in the fire. |
Colin Dickson from the Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze was intense and it was an hour before firefighters were able to extinguish it. | Colin Dickson from the Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze was intense and it was an hour before firefighters were able to extinguish it. |
"The house had a well-developed fire. The firefighters had to face intense heat to search the premises to make sure no-one was trapped inside," he said. |