27 Sep 2009

Fire deliberately lit in apartment building

5:03 pm on 27 September 2009

The police are seeking witnesses to a deliberately lit fire in an apartment building in Hastings on Sunday morning.

The fire started at about 4am in the foyer area of the building in Karamu Rd South. A resident was confronted by thick smoke and flames after getting up to investigate noise.

The police say three males were seen leaving the building shortly before the fire was discovered.