Police investigating unexplained fire in Plymouth

It spread to a garage and house in Fort Austin Avenue

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Author: Chris BakerPublished 5th Feb 2021

Police are appealing for information after an unexplained fire at a property in Plymouth.

The fire service were called to a blaze on Fort Austin Avenue at around 1.10pm on Wednesday (3 February).

The fire is understood to have started within an outside storage area and spread to the nearby garage and adjoining house.

Police subsequently attended the property and an investigation was launched to identify the cause of the fire.

No one was injured but significant damage was caused to the property.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 or via email on 101@dc.police.uk quoting CR/008591/21.