A FIRE in the basement of a derelict pub today is being treated as suspicious by police.Fire crews were called to the former Churchill pub in Bramford Road at around 1.
A FIRE in the basement of a derelict pub today is being treated as suspicious by police.
Fire crews were called to the former Churchill pub in Bramford Road at around 1.40pm after a member of the public noticed smoke bellowing out of the building.
Three crews attended the blaze, which saw smoke logging in the basement, first floor and second floor.
A spokesman for the police said they were treating it as arson after finding a door which appeared to have been forced at the rear of the building.
Four breathing apparatuses, one hose reel and a thermal imaging camera were used to tackle the fire which took more than an hour to put out.
No one was hurt in the fire.
See tomorrow's Evening Star for full story.
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