Arson in Drumclay area of Enniskillen

Police say a fire at a residential property in the area was started deliberately.

Police say they're treating as arson a fire that was started at a residential property in Enniskillen yesterday.

It happened in the Drumclay area of the town yesterday morning.

"Shortly before 8.50am this morning police received a report that a bin and a trailer had been set alight in the front garden of the property. Police and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service attended and the fire was extinguished," a police spokesperson said.

"Detectives are treating this incident as arson and are appealing for anyone with any information that can assist with the investigation to contact them in Enniskillen quoting reference number 238 24/08/16. Information can also be passed anonymously via the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 55 111," he added.

The incident follows a spate of fires in the Omagh area in the past few days.

Yesterday, the former site of the Omagh Boys and Girls Club was ablaze, though the circumstances are as yet unclear.

On Monday night, Scotts Mill on the Mountjoy Road was set alight deliberately, according to the Fire service.

It's also been revealed that a second disused property, also on the Mountjoy Road, was started on the first floor of a derelict house in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the town.