Two vehicles destroyed in suspected arson attack

A white van in front of a house. Both the van and the house show sings of fire damage. There is a car behind the van, which also displays signs of fire damage.
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A car and a van were completely burnt out, and a house suffered scorch damage

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Police are treating a fire at a property in Millisle as an arson attack.

Two vehicles were completely destroyed and a house suffered scorch damage.

The blaze occurred on Saturday morning at around 03:30 BST in the Ballywalter Road Area of the County Down village.

Police say nobody was in the property at the time of the fire.

In a statement, the Police Service for Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the fire is "being treated as arson with intent to endanger life".

It added: "The investigation is underway to determine exactly what happened, a motive, and who was involved".

Detectives are appealing for information.