Police appeal following house fire in Saltash

It's being treated as suspected arson

Author: Sophie SquiresPublished 2nd Feb 2023
Last updated 2nd Feb 2023

Police are appealing for witnesses and CCTV or dashcam footage after a house fire in Saltash.

Officers were called to a property in Grenfell Avenue at 1.50am yesterday morning (Wednesday 1 February).

One man and four dogs were in the property, but were unharmed.

Police are currently treating the incident as suspected arson. Investigators would like to trace two individuals who were seen running away from the area around the time the fire started.

Detective Sergeant Alexandra Fisher said: "We would like to trace the two people seen running away. Even if they were not involved, we would like them to come forward so that we can eliminate them from our enquiries."

If you witnessed the incident or have any information or dashcam footage that could help with enquiries, please contact police via their website or by calling 101 quoting log 0045 of 1 February.

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