Man arrested following flat fire

We have arrested a man following a flat fire in Biddulph.

We received a call from our colleagues at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service at 4.45pm on Saturday (2 March) following a fire at a flat on Lucerne Road.

The fire was extinguished by firefighters and residents living in nearby flats close to the fire were evacuated.

We arrested a man during the early hours of Sunday (3 March).

A 49-year-old man, from Biddulph, was arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and criminal damage.

He was questioned in custody and has since been released on conditional bail while enquiries continue.

We are working with fire investigators to determine how the fire started.

If you were in the area at the time of the fire and have any CCTV or information that could help us with our enquiries, call us on 101, quoting incident 452 of 2 March, or message us using Live Chat on our website.

If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Tell them what you know, not who you are.