Two men arrested after a house fire in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, at the weekend have been released without charge.

Police and fire crews were called to reports of a blaze at a property on Eagle Street at around 11.15am on Saturday 6 January.

Firefighters rescued one woman from the property. She was taken to hospital with serious burns and she remains in hospital at this time.

One woman remains in hospital with serious burns (Nub News).

A 47-year-old man and a 69-year-old man, both from Stoke-on-Trent, were arrested on suspicion of arson. They have now been released without charge.

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