A man has been taken to hospital following an early morning arson attack at a property in Co Tyrone.
At around 2.25am, emergency services received a report of a fire at a property in the Riverview Park area of Omagh. It's understood accelerant was poured through the letter box and set alight, causing significant damage to the front door.
One man who was in the home at the time of the incident was taken to hospital. Police have said they are treating the fire as arson with intent to endanger life.
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Detective Sergeant Bell said: “At approximately 2.55am, we received a report of a fire at a property in the Riverview Park area. Officers along with colleagues from other emergency services attended and extinguished the flames.
“It is believed that an accelerant had been poured through the letter box and set alight causing significant damage to the front door. One man was inside the property at the time and was taken to hospital for treatment.
“This is being treated as arson with intent to endanger life and I am appealing to anyone who may have witnessed anyone in the area or to anyone with CCTV or other footage that could assist with the investigation, to contact police on 101 quoting reference 159 of 08/03/25.
"A report can also be submitted online via our non-emergency reporting form http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/"
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