Police investigation into huge warehouse fire

Police are investigating the cause of a large fire which badly damaged a warehouse in Loughborough

Eight crews were sent to tackle the blaze at the single-storey industrial unit in Great Central Road at about 03:00 BST on Sunday, according to Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service.

Firefighters wearing breathing equipment entered the partially-disused building to tackle the flames while they were doused from an aerial platform.

Leicestershire Police said it was treating the fire as suspicious and working with the fire service to determine the circumstances around how it started.

The roof of the building was destroyed with parts of the rest of the property badly damaged, a fire service spokesperson added.

National Grid and gas network operator Cadent were also called to isolate supplies to the property.

Fire crews remained at the scene throughout Sunday to ensure hotspots did not reignite.

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