'Reckless' attack at nail salon treated as arson

Damage at Good Nails which is on the corner of a street. The side of the shopfront is completely caved in and there is debris along the footpath. A red police cordon is all along the footpath. The side of the building is painted black with a red door and a red hand of Ulster on the wall. A sign for Somerset Street is on the side of the building.

The arson attack happened at Good Nails salon on the Ormeau Road in south Belfast on Monday

A fire at a nail salon in south Belfast is being treated as arson with intent to endanger life by police.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said officers responded to a report of a fire on the Ormeau Road, shortly before 02:00 GMT on Monday, which subsequently spread to a property above it.

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service personnel also attended the scene, and extinguished the blaze.

The PSNI added that the occupants of the upstairs property were inside at the time and had to be moved, but there were no reports of any injuries.

Det Sgt McCallum of the PSNI said it "was a particularly reckless attack, and we are treating it as arson with intent to endanger life".

The PSNI has appealed for anyone with information on the incident to contact them.

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