East Belfast: Taxi staff raise alarm during arson attack in flats

Staff from a 24-hour taxi firm have raised the alarm for dozens of people to leave their homes when a major fire began in an apartment block in east Belfast.

Residents had to be moved from the Helm Housing flats on Woodstock Link during the early hours of Saturday morning.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.

Colletta Smith reports for BBC Newsline.