A man and two dogs have escaped injury following an arson attack in south Belfast.
A property at Kilburn Street was targeted shortly before 10.20pm on Saturday, when the front door of the house was set alight.
The fire was extinguished before the arrival of emergency services.
A PSNI spokesperson said scorch damage was caused to the door, and the male resident and his two dogs were uninjured.
”We are treating this report as arson with intent to endanger life and our investigation is underway to determine exactly what happened, a motive, and who was involved,” the spokesperson said.
”I would appeal to anyone who may be able to assist with our investigation or has CCTV, dash-cam or mobile phone footage, to contact us on 101, quoting reference 1958 13/04/24.
”We are especially keen to hear from anyone who noticed suspicious activity or anything out of the ordinary in the Kilburn Street area between 10pm and 10.15pm, to get in touch.”