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Fire that destroyed house treated as arson

PETER AND ETHAN ROGERS Flames reaching high into the sky, as a building is alight. It is night time so it is dark.PETER AND ETHAN ROGERS
Police said they would remain at the scene of the blaze on Friday

Police believe a fire that destroyed a house in Essex was started deliberately.

Fire crews were called to Fieldhouse Farm in Baker Street, Orsett, shortly after 02:45 BST.

Insp Daniel Selby of Essex Police said no-one was injured in "what can only be described as a substantial fire that destroyed a building".

He asked anyone with information or relevant footage, such as from car dashcams, to get in touch.

"We'll remain here today to gather evidence, but our initial inquiries lead us to believe this was started deliberately and at this stage, we are treating this as arson," he said.

PETER AND ETHAN ROGERS Large home with a beige frontage and brown wooden window frames. You can see part of the roof has been damaged by fire. There's a big fir tree next to the property and a brick wall at the front. The sky is blue and quite clear.PETER AND ETHAN ROGERS
Officers remained on the scene to gather evidence, but said early inquiries suggested it was arson

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