Homes evacuated after arson attack on car in Donegal village
The fire service attended the scene and extinguished the fire and a number of neighbouring houses had to be evacuated until the area was deemed safe
Homes were evacuated in a Donegal village after the arson attack of a car parked on the driveway of a house.
The incident occurred in Killygordon shortly around 11.30pm on Thursday, August 27.
The car had been parked in the driveway of a house at An Clairin in the village when gardaí believe it was set alight.
The fire service attended the scene and extinguished the fire and a number of neighbouring houses had to be evacuated until the area was deemed safe, gardaí said.
“We appeal to anybody who may have travelled within the Killygordon area with a dash-cam between 11pm and 11.30pm that night to make the footage available to us,” a Garda spokesperson said.
“We are particularly interested in speaking to anybody who may have observed two males on foot in the area around that time. Any relevant information should be passed on to gardaí in Ballyshannon on 071-9858530. The Garda Confidential Line may be reached on 1800 666 111.”