Arson probe after fire

A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire broke out at a flat in Dunstable on Tuesday afternoon (December 13).

A 23-year-old woman was taken into custody after the fire in a third floor one-bedroom flat in Viceroy Court, High Street South.

Two people suffered smoke inhalation and the kitchen was damaged by fire and smoke.

Three fire engines and one police officer attended at around 2.15pm but the fire was out on arrival.

A police spokesman said the incident was being treated as suspicious.

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