Woman arrested following house fire

A woman has been arrested following a house fire in Tamworth.

We were called to an address on Gresley, Glascote, at 6.30pm last night (Tuesday 9 July) after someone spotted flames coming out of the window.

Officers went to the scene alongside colleagues from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service who put out the fire.

No-one was injured.

A 71-year-old woman, from Tamworth, has been arrested on suspicion of arson.

She has since been released on conditional police bail while enquiries continue.

Anyone with any information is asked to get in touch with us by calling 101, quoting incident 522 of 9 July, or by using Live Chat on our website.

To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.