Firefighters tasked to a car ablaze near a GAA pitch in Lurgan, Co Armagh say it was arson

Firefighters tasked to a car ablaze near a GAA pitch in Lurgan, Co Armagh say it was arson

An investigation has been launched after a car was burnt out in Lurgan, Co Armagh.

Car set alight in Lurgan had been stolen in Dromore earlier that day

A vehicle found burned out in Lurgan on Sunday evening had been stolen earlier the same day in the Dromore area, police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to the blaze in the Kilwilke area, close to the Clann Eireann GAA pitch, shortly after 9pm. A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) said firefighters were tasked to a fire at Deramore Drive, Lurgan, at 9.08pm. “One appliance from Lurgan Fire Station …