Teenage boys arrested on suspicion of arson after blaze in Peterborough
Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire at a house in London Road, Peterborough on Saturday night.
Emergency services were called at around 7pm on June 20 to the property on London Road.
A Cambridgeshire Police spokesperson said: “An officer on patrol came across a house fire in London Road, Peterborough, at about 7.20pm on Saturday (20 June).
“No injuries were reported and two boys have been arrested on suspicion of arson - a 14-year-old and a 15-year old, both from Peterborough.
“They have both been bailed until 20 September.”
Police confirmed there was no link to the stabbing at a house on London Road that occurred the following night.
A Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Spokesperson said: “We were called at 7.14pm on Saturday (20) to reports of a building fire on London Road in Peterborough.
“Crews from Stanground, Dogsthorpe, Thorney, the Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade alongside an aerial appliance from Corby in Northamptonshire attended the incident.
“Crews worked hard to extinguish the fire using hose reels and jets, and the road was closed.
“The incident was scaled down later into the evening. Crews reinspected the scene throughout Sunday (21) and will continue to do so today (22)”