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Shop fire treated by police as arson attack

Tanya Gupta
BBC News, West Midlands
West Mercia Police Gates are closed at the building where the fire broke out and police tape has been put up across the barrier. The two-storey building is made of brick and has chimneys. There is a shop sign on the front.West Mercia Police
The fire at the site is being treated as arson

A fire that broke out in a shop in Malvern is being treated by police as an arson attack.

The West Mercia force said no-one was injured in the blaze in the early hours at The Fountain Stores but "it could have been a very different outcome if the building had been occupied".

Emergency teams tackled the fire at the building on Court Road at about 04:00 BST.

Appealing for information, PC David Oczak urged people to contact him with information and asked those in the area to check doorbell and dashcam footage.

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