Gardaí investigating suspected petrol bomb attack in Drogheda

An investigation has been launched after a suspected petrol bomb attack in Co Louth last night.

Emergency services attended a fire at a house on Scarlett Street, Drogheda shortly after 8.30pm.

Gardaí believe an accelerant may have been used and have preserved the scene pending a technical examination.

A man in his 30s who was in the house at the time was uninjured.