A 22-year-old man has been arrested following a fire at a house in Wootton last week, police have said today.
The man, who has been bailed without charge until April, was arrested following the blaze in Fieldgate Close, which happened in the early hours of last Thursday morning.
Three cars were severely damaged by fire and the flames spread to both floors of the house.
The six people who lived at the address were safely evacuated.
Eyewitness Ian Street said: “There was a lot of noise and banging which we assumed was the car being moved. Then we heard a lot of shouting as people were coming out of the house. The flames were huge.
“There was a large group of people in the street. My wife was with them.
“It took them a long time to put the fire out. They were putting lots of water on and another bit would catch fire.”
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