An elderly man has escaped injury after two wheelie bins were placed at the front door of a flat in Beechway in Cookstown and set on fire.
Police are treating this as a suspected arson attack.
The incident occurred on Sunday (December 9) at around 3:45am – however police have just released details.
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service extinguished the fire.
An elderly man was inside the property at the time of the incident, but was not injured.
Enquiries are continuing and police are appealing to anyone with any information to contact detectives on 101, quoting reference number 321 9/12/18.
Alternatively, information can also be provided to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 which is 100% anonymous and gives people the power to speak up and stop crime.