Flat fire - Paston - Peterborough

06/12/2023 1.13AM

At 1.13am on Wednesday (6) crews from Dogsthorpe, Stanground and the Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to a fire on Freston in Paston, Peterborough.

Firefighters arrived to find a well-developed fire involving a flat that was spreading quickly. Wearing breathing apparatus they extinguished the fire using hose reels. A casualty was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and taken to hospital by ambulance.

The crews returned to their stations by 3.20am.

The cause of the fire was deliberate. Anyone with information should contact police by visiting www.cambs.police.uk to submit an online report or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.