PSNI appeal for information as nine vehicles destroyed in Co Antrim scrapyard arson attack

Nine vehicles have been reported destroyed following an arson attack at a scrapyard in Co Antrim.

Police are appealing for information following the incident in the Ballyutoag Road area of Antrim in the early hours of Sunday.

They said a report was received from Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service shortly after 1.10am that nine vehicles at the scrapyard had been destroyed by the fire.

Officers attended the scene and were advised that ignition is believed to have been deliberate.

Police are investigating an arson attack on a scrapyard at Ballyutoag Road in Antrim. Picture: Jonathan Porter/PressEyeplaceholder image
Police are investigating an arson attack on a scrapyard at Ballyutoag Road in Antrim. Picture: Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Anyone with any information about this incident or who may be able to help with the investigation, is asked to call police in Antrim on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 95 12/01/25, or submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/

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