23-year-old arrested on suspicion of arson endangering life after Cambridge house fire in Fen Road, Chesterton

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of arson endangering life following a house fire in Cambridge.

They were called just after midnight on Sunday (June 18) to the home in Fen Road, Chesterton, following a report of an explosion.

Initially, it was suggested that the fire had been accidental, but following a fire investigation it is now believed it was started deliberately.

A Cambridgeshire police spokesperson told the Cambridge Independent: “We were contacted just after midnight on Sunday (18 June) concerning a fire at a property in Fen Road, Cambridge.

“Officers attended the scene and a 23-year-old man from King's Lynn was arrested on suspicion of arson.

“He has been released on bail until 18 September.”

Fire crews from Cambridge, Cottenham and Cambourne, along with a water carrier from Newmarket in Suffolk, were called to the fire at 11.46pm on Saturday and found it was well-developed on arrival.

They wore breathing apparatus and extinguished the fire using hose reels and a jet, before clearing the smoke using a positive pressure ventilation fan.

The crews returned to their stations by 2.50am on Sunday.