Police appeal following 'deliberate' house fire in Stoke-on-Trent

By Sarah Garner 19th Feb 2024

Local News by Sarah Garner 19th Feb 2024

Police and firefighters were called to a property off Rectory Road, Shelton, on 16 February (Nub News).

Police are appealing for information following a house fire in Stoke-on-Trent, which has been deemed to be deliberate.

Officers and firefighters went to a home off Rectory Road, Shelton, just before 7.30pm on 16 February.

A fire on the ground floor was extinguished by fire crews and nobody was injured.

Thankfully, nobody was injured in the fire (Nub News).

Police have deemed the fire to be caused deliberately and say: "If you have any information, CCTV or dashcam footage at the time of the fire, call us on 101, quoting incident 580 of 16 February, or message us using Live Chat on our website."

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