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| Five flee separate arson attacks | Five flee separate arson attacks |
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| Five people have been targeted in two separate arson attacks in Belfast. | Five people have been targeted in two separate arson attacks in Belfast. |
| A woman and her three teenage children escaped injury after a fire at Florenceville Drive, off the Ormeau Road, just after 0300 GMT. | A woman and her three teenage children escaped injury after a fire at Florenceville Drive, off the Ormeau Road, just after 0300 GMT. |
| The Fire and Rescue Service said the family had a lucky escape from the blaze which badly damaged the ground floor. A man has been arrested. | The Fire and Rescue Service said the family had a lucky escape from the blaze which badly damaged the ground floor. A man has been arrested. |
| Meanwhile, a woman escaped injury after a suspicious fire at a house at Cliftonville Avenue. | Meanwhile, a woman escaped injury after a suspicious fire at a house at Cliftonville Avenue. |
| The blaze caused minor damage. | The blaze caused minor damage. |
| One of the fires took place at Florenceville Drive | |
| The Fire Service said flammable liquid was poured in through a window at the property in south Belfast. | The Fire Service said flammable liquid was poured in through a window at the property in south Belfast. |
| Fire officer Alan Walmsley said the ground floor was well alight by the time crews arrived. | Fire officer Alan Walmsley said the ground floor was well alight by the time crews arrived. |
| "They (the family) obviously had an escape plan in place and they were able to escape via a first floor window onto a flat roof and onto safety," he said. | "They (the family) obviously had an escape plan in place and they were able to escape via a first floor window onto a flat roof and onto safety," he said. |
| He said fire crews extinguished the blaze, which broke out in the living room of the property. | He said fire crews extinguished the blaze, which broke out in the living room of the property. |