Woman arrested following flat fire

A woman has been arrested following a fire at a flat in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

We were called just before 4.15am this morning (5 September) to an address on Dunkirk and went to the scene with colleagues from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

The fire was extinguished by firefighters and no one was injured.

A 29-year-old woman, from Newcastle-under-Lyme, was then arrested on suspicion of arson and remains in custody.

Anyone with any information, particularly those with CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage from the area at the time are asked to get in touch with us.

Call us on 101, quoting incident 093 of 5 September, or message us using Live Chat on our website – www.staffordshire.police.uk

To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.