A man has been taken to hospital and a dog has died following a petrol bomb attack on a house in Newry.
Police received a report at about 02:20 GMT that the explosive had been thrown through the living room window of a house in Clonmore in Armagh Road in the city.
A man in his 50s was in the living room at the time of the incident and sustained a serious burn injury. He remains in hospital.
The blaze was put out by firefighters.
Three people, including a teenager, were upstairs at the time of the attack.
They were able to make their way out of the burning property and have been treated for smoke inhalation.
The family’s pet dog died in the blaze.
“This was a very serious incident when a property was deliberately set on fire with clear intent to risk life and destroy someone’s home,” Det Insp Moffett said.
“A neighbouring home was also smoke damaged as a result of this attack which we are investigating as arson with intent to endanger life.”
