Two families moved after fires in north Belfast

Two north Belfast families have had to abandon their homes and one man has been injured after a suspected arson attack.

Two north Belfast families have had to abandon their homes and one man has been injured after a suspected arson attack.

Three  houses in the mainly nationalist Old Throne Park development at Whitewell Road were damaged by fire after an oil tank outside the houses was set alight.

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