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Antrim fire: Two held over suspected arson at Tiger Court flats | |
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Two men have been arrested following a suspected arson attack in Antrim. | |
Several people, including three police officers, were treated for smoke inhalation after the blaze at flats in Tiger Court. | Several people, including three police officers, were treated for smoke inhalation after the blaze at flats in Tiger Court. |
The fire, which is thought to have been started deliberately after a window was smashed, was reported at 01:25 GMT. | The fire, which is thought to have been started deliberately after a window was smashed, was reported at 01:25 GMT. |
A number of residents, and two officers who helped move people out of the flats, were taken to hospital. | |
A third officer was treated at the scene. | |
Their injuries are not believed to be life threatening. | Their injuries are not believed to be life threatening. |
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze started in the front living room of a vacant ground floor flat. | |
A man and a woman in an adjacent flat were treated at the scene and taken to hospital. | |
Two men, aged 22 and 18, were later arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. | |
The police said one of their vehicles in the area was damaged when a number of youths threw stones at it. |