Weymouth: Police suspect arson after fire involving scaffolding

Police are looking to identify two people

Police have released a CCTV image of two people they want to find
Author: Jason BeckPublished 15th Oct 2024

Police investigating a suspected arson in Weymouth have released a CCTV image of two people they want to talk to.

Dorset Police received a report shortly after 3.00am on 29 August of a fire involving scaffolding in St Alban Street.

The fire service extinguished the fire, which also caused damage to the exterior of nearby properties, and it was reported that the cause was believed to be suspicious.

Further enquiries by officers revealed that two people had been seen on CCTV climbing on the scaffolding at around 2.20am that morning.

Police Constable Georgia Hedditch, of Weymouth police, said: "We are continuing to investigate this fire and are now in a position to release a CCTV image of two people we would like to identify.

"I would urge anyone who recognises them, or who had any further information that might assist our enquiries, to please contact us."

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