Hartlepool house fire treated as arson with intent to endanger life
Detectives in Hartlepool are asking for information after a house fire which is currently being treated as arson with intent to endanger life.
Police were called to a residential property on Oxford Road Hartlepool just before 1.20pm on Sunday 26th February. Fire brigade colleagues attended and dealt with the blaze. It is believed to have been started by a lone male who approached the address on a red bike at 1.15pm. The male appeared to put something through the letterbox of the address with the fire starting a short time later.
A 40-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman were inside the address at the time and the woman was treated at the scene by ambulance colleagues. Significant damage was caused to the address.
Officers believe one person was filming near the scene and we would appeal for this person as well as anyone with information/dashcam/doorbell or CCTV footage to contact Cleveland Police on the 101 number quoting ref SE23037503.
If you don’t want to speak to police you can pass information anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or by phoning 0800 555 111.
Footage can be uploaded directly here: https://unitedkingdom1cpp-portal.digital-policing.co.uk/cleveland/appeal/appeal-as-detectives-investigate-arson-hartlepool