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A house fire in Donegal “may have been started deliberately”, according to An Garda Síochána.
The incident of criminal damage occurred on Sunday, February 22, around 5:15am at a vacant house on the Malin Road, Moville.
Gardaí and the fire services were alerted that a house fire was in progress. The fire was extinguished and nobody was hurt. The damage caused to the house was not significant.
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“It is believed that the fire may have been started deliberately,” a garda spokesperson said. “We appeal to anyone who may have travelled in that area between 4.30am and 5.30am that morning with a dash-cam, to make the footage available to Gardaí. Any relevant information should be passed on to Gardaí in Buncrana on 074-9320540.”
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