Two arson attacks on same home in Hull's Grove Street
POLICE are concerned after an occupied home was the target of two arson attacks in just 30 hours.
Detectives are investigating why the home in Grove Street, off Beverley Road, was attacked on Monday and then again on New Year's Day.
People were inside the property on both occasions and Detective Chief Inspector Simon Walker is looking into what possible motivation behind the attacks.
He said: "I have real concerns about this repeat attack that has seen two incidents in the space of just over 30 hours.
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"We do not yet know why this address was targeted but we are conducting inquiries and are seeking help from the public to identify those responsible for these offences, which could clearly have had far more serious consequences.
"Anyone with any information should ring us as a matter of urgency."
Police were called just before 1.30am on Monday following a suspected arson attack.
The property was occupied at the time. The flames were extinguished and nobody was injured.
At about 8.30am on New Year's Day, a second fire occurred in the living room of the address, again believed to have been maliciously started.
The occupier managed to put out the fire.
Nobody was injured, although fire damage has been caused.
A 42-year-old man was arrested in connection with the first attack but has been released on bail pending further inquiries.
No one has been arrested for the second attack but the two are being linked.
Officers have carried out door-to-door inquiries and are also looking for any CCTV footage that could help.
Anyone with information should call police on non-emergency number 101.
The latest fires come a few weeks after a man had to be rescued from a neighbour's roof after a house fire in the same street.
Another man had to be rescued and a third was forced to flee the flames after the blaze broke out at the house.
On that occasion the blaze was started accidently by a cigarette.
The fire broke out at about 2pm on Saturday, December 8, in the living room of the terraced house in Grove Street.
One man was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary, suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation, while the other two were treated at the scene.
Comments
by unified
Thursday, January 03 2013, 9:28PM
“Kinnison.
Sometimes I stand in Walton street and see no one other persons but city supporters, the town must be full of them.
If you stand in certain area, you see the residents.
If you stand elsewhere you see different groups so whats the point you are making.”
by Kinnison
Thursday, January 03 2013, 2:04PM
“Yes, I must admit, the ethnicity of the people involved would make the story much clearer.
I've lived in the Newland area for 9 years now, and this sort of thing has only just cropped up.
Standing for a bus on Bev Rd, I see 20% white, 20% chinese, 60% E.European pass me by, most having shopped at Lidl.”
by David_Nivea
Thursday, January 03 2013, 12:50PM
“The increcible deadpan nature of this report suggests, as with the recent incediary episode involving a dozen eastern Europeans living in a house down the same street, that HDM readers are not being furnished will the complete facts.
So, what's the point?”
by unified
Thursday, January 03 2013, 11:21AM
“So JayOnly. You hope it is not a Honour attack.
Fill us in on the reasons you think that and it is not just some nut case repeating what some one else has previously tried to do.
Dont assume its because some one in East Hull has been slighted by another in North Hull.
I assume you mean that kind of honour attack”
by brucealmighty
Thursday, January 03 2013, 11:16AM
“charlie says dont play with matches!!! ;@)”
by dascodave
Thursday, January 03 2013, 10:38AM
“We will never know who or why but am sure a lot of people have already filled in the missing information from this story and come to their own conclusion....”
by JayOnly
Thursday, January 03 2013, 10:25AM
“I hope its not one of those 'honour' type of goings on.”