A man from Stoke-on-Trent has been arrested following a bungalow fire in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Police and fire crews went to an address on Leamington Gardens just before 4pm on Sunday (12 November).

The bungalow was well-alight and the fire was extinguished.

A woman in her 90s and a man in his 50s were taken to hospital for precautionary checks following the blaze (Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service).

A woman, in her 90s, and a man, in his 50s, were taken to hospital for precautionary checks. 

A 33-year-old man, from Stoke-on-Trent, was arrested on suspicion of attempted arson with intent to endanger life. 

He has since been released on conditional police bail while enquiries continue.

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