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'Suspicious' blaze tears through social club

Jody Legg Firefighters can be seen spraying water at a two-storey white building - the Low Grange social club. It is night-time, but the picture is illuminated by orange flames coming from the roof and the blue lights from the emergency vehicles.Jody Legg
The bar area and first floor of Low Grange Social Club suffered extensive damage

A fire which tore through a social club is being treated as suspicious, police said.

The blaze at Low Grange Social Club in Billingham was spotted at about 22:00 BST on Wednesday.

The fire caused extensive damage to the bar area and on the first floor of the building, but it was confirmed there was no-one inside at the time.

An investigation into the fire continues, with officers appealing for witnesses or those with information to come forward.

Jody Legg Firefighters can be seen spraying water into the windows of the a two-storey white building - the Low Grange social club. Jody Legg
No-one was inside the building at the time

Cleveland Fire Brigade said crews from Billingham, Middlesbrough and Stockton, were sent to the scene.

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