Two arrested after dog dies in Stoke-on-Trent flat fire
Firefighters were called to Sutton Place, Chell Heath
A man and a woman have been arrested after a dog died in a flat fire in Stoke-on-Trent.
Just before 6pm yesterday, Sunday 30 July, police were called by colleagues at Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service to Sutton Place, Chell Heath.
Firefighters extinguished a fire inside the ground floor of the building.
Despite no one being injured, a dog was sadly found dead inside.
A 49-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, were both arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.
They remain in custody while enquiries continue (Monday 31 July).
Officers continue working alongside fire investigators to determine the cause of the blaze and ask anyone with any information to get in touch.