Arson investigation after early-hours attack

An arson investigation has been launched after a house in Sheffield was targeted in an early-hours attack, police said.

Two men approached the home in Tithe Barn Close shortly after 02:25 GMT on Tuesday and set fire to its front porch before fleeing the scene, South Yorkshire Police said.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fire but police said they were treating the incident as arson and have released CCTV images of two men believed to be in their 20s.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the force.

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