A 19-year-old man has been charged with eight counts of arson endangering life after a fire in Co Down yesterday.
The charges are understood to be connected to a fire at Mountview Terrace, Banbridge in the early hours of yesterday morning.
In addition a 22-year-old man, also arrested in connection with the incident, has been released on police bail to return on a future date.
The fire it swept through a row of terraced houses, causing 25 people to be evacuated.
Nine properties - two houses and seven flats - were damaged in the blaze.
Children and pensioners were among those forced to shelter in a nearby leisure centre while firefighters fought the blaze.
