A TEENAGER has been arrested after a suspected arson attack at a house in Cinnamon Brow in the early hours.
The house fire was reported at a property on Lisbon Close shortly after 1.30am today, Thursday.
Three fire engines attended the scene and found that the blaze had started in a first-floor bedroom at the property.
All persons were accounted for, with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service remaining on the scene for more than an hour.
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Police are treating the fire as suspicious, and officers have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life.
The teen remains in custody this morning.
Firefighters also tackled a blaze at a block of flats in Latchford last night.
Two fire engines attended the incident on Grammar School Road shortly after 7.30pm – with the fire having been started in oven in a ground-floor flat, caused by food left cooking unattended.
Crews spent around half an hour tackling the fire, with no injuries reported.
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