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School fire may have been deliberate, say police

Shyamantha Asokan
BBC News, West Midlands
Google A tarmac path leads through a black gated fence, with grass areas on either side. There is a white sign before the gate that says "Richard Lee Primary School" in blue letters. Google
The small fire on Monday morning is understood to have happened at Richard Lee Primary School

Police have said that a fire in a school toilet is "suspected of being started deliberately".

Emergency services said they were called to a school, believed to be Richard Lee Primary School, on The Drive in Coventry on Monday morning.

Firefighters said they found a small fire in a toilet area, adding that the school was evacuated before they arrived and no one was injured.

West Midlands Police said they were "called following a fire in a school toilet on The Drive" and it was "suspected of being started deliberately".

The school was closed on Monday and re-opened on Tuesday.

It has been approached for further comment.

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