Two teenage boys arrested on suspicion of arson over fire at Gamlingay industrial estate

Two teenage boys were arrested on suspicion of arson after a large fire in Gamlingay over the weekend.
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At around 4.45pm on Sunday, July 5, emergency services were called to the Green End industrial estate in Gamlingay.

Around 50 firefighters from across Cambs, Beds and Herts fire and rescue services were dispatched to the scene.

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There, crews arrived to find a large blaze at a disused, two-storey office building which threatened to spread to other buildings.

The fire took place at the industrial estate in Gamlingay on SundayThe fire took place at the industrial estate in Gamlingay on Sunday
The fire took place at the industrial estate in Gamlingay on Sunday

Firefighters worked until 3am to put out the flames and there were luckily no casualties reported.

The fire was deemed to be deliberate.

A Cambridgeshire Constabulary spokesman said: "We were called at about 5pm on Sunday (5 July) with reports of a fire at a building in Green End, Gamlingay.

"Police attended along with fire crews, who extinguished the blaze.

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"It’s believed the fire was started deliberately. A 14-year-old boy and 15-year-old boy were arrested later that evening on suspicion of arson and have both been released under investigation.

"Anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting incident 392 of 5 July. Alternatively, you can report online at www.cambs.police.uk/report."

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