30/07/2026

Witness Appeal After Tandragee House Fire

A report was received shortly after 3.20am on Thursday, 30 July, that a house was alight in the Mullavilly Heights area of the town. Officers attended alongside colleagues from the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS), who brought the blaze under control and extinguished it.

No one was inside the property and there were no injuries, though the building sustained significant damage.

Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened, including whether the ignition was deliberate.
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Officers are urging anyone who was in the area at the time and saw any suspicious activity, or who may have information that could help, to contact police using the witness appeal form at reporting.psni.police.uk/appeals quoting 161 of 29/07/26, or call 101.

Alternatively, a report can be submitted online via www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or information can be provided anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org/

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